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Need advise on Sheet Metal Bend Tool
dustin_guidry
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Hey all,
I am trying to make a few bend lines that have the same point of origin on one side. Seems like the only way that i can do this is if i make the bend lines end on separate points. This particular situation is for some side crimps for an aluminum boat. Crimps are for additional side strength and also aesthetics. Any Advice
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it's helpful if you could share a public document to troubleshoot and or add pictures to your description.
sheet metal bends are basically cylindrical faces. you can't have cylindrical face in two different direction overlapping.
so try to make the bend lines as close as possible, but make sure the resulting cylindrical faces don't overlap.
Thank you for the response. Id be happy to share the document with you, but i am having a hard time figuring out how to do that. Would i share it with you on this thread or do i have to create a new one?
Here is a link to the "Boat sides" that i am asking about. I just copied and pasted so not sure if it is going to work on your end. My objective is to make the bends end at one point at the front of the boat so that the edges are flat and uninterrupted for welding. If you zoom in to where the bends end on the front of the boat, you can see that i had to put end points .25" apart for the system to allow a bend. I have seen this accomplished on many designs, and it is certainly doable in real life on a press brake but I just cant figure this out in Onshape. Any help is greatly appreciated
://cad.onshape.com/documents/60093e4728292b2b43ef0944/w/e90d7d4836e2d9e643b68a01/e/53a7caee3624e013017a61dc
@dustin_guidry
This might be possible after we have lofted sheet metal tools. Until then, I don't think it is possible with sheet metal (check out flatten surface if that helps). But perhaps someone can prove me wrong.
Been waiting for this for a while. I work with square to round transition sometimes where it is needed to keep a tight corner working with thicker materials.