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Lobster back
anyone know how to draw a sheet metal lobster back in on shape ? I need to flat pattern the segments when done. or is there a feature script ?
thanks
Martin
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I had to look up what a "lobster back" was. I found this:
Regular sheet metal can't distort a bend that way, since they have a compound bend. I don't have a good sense of how wide of a connection is used for this type of sheet metal feature. I imagine it depends on the thickness, material, and any custom forming tools. That said, you could fake this with regular sheet metal by having a thin spine that only bends in one axis, and then the segments could be bent in a big hoop.If you're ok with a semi-parametric solution, the flatten surface tool would probably work well on this.
Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn
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this is what i need to draw.
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Beginning of the process here:
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