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Bending a wire mesh sheet
Gerard_Boterman
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I have created a configurable (welded square) mesh sheet, configurable by width, depth, wire gauge and wire pitch.
My sheet is e.g. 600x600 mm, wire 1.4mm, wire pitch 25 mm. I now want to bend the sheet, not reconstruct, but bend it along a crossing axis. Can this be done in Onshape?
I need to create various parts of different mesh sheet sizes with different bends. Any suggestions please? Thanks, Gerard
Here is the shared link: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/3af7129c6e0d10acb7b4984e/w/d575f57aaf3dec6cfbaaf897/e/d8680fa187603d387c243aff?configuration=Depth%3D0.9%2Bmeter%3BList_LsgdaYsfQTXwaZ%3DDefault%3BWidth%3D0.8%2Bmeter%3BWire_pitch%3D0.025%2Bmeter&renderMode=0&uiState=6838c6376e86350e4c4e8ffe
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MichaelPascoe
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@MDesign is right.
Here is an example of how you can configure it with bend functionality in mind:
I also updated your pattern to convert the pitch to the closest allowed pitch, keeping the start and end wires at the ends.
Also, this is a bit of a hack, but it still exists. It's a custom feature for bending or flexing things:
https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/18615/featurescript-flex-taper-twist-deform…
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MichaelPascoe
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@eoghan_crowley There are a few ways to do it, but an easy way to do it so that it also tracks the amount of wire you will need is:
- Create a vertical line sketch
- Create a sketch with a circle that goes near the line
- Use the Wire custom feature to put a wire along the sketch lines
- Circular pattern the vertical wire
- Linear pattern the circular wire
If you don't understand how to use these tools, then you should complete some of the beginner Onshape Learning Pathways. The site is currently down atm due to the Cloudflare outage.
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You will have to model it in its bent form. you can't bend existing parts.
@MDesign is right.
Here is an example of how you can configure it with bend functionality in mind:
I also updated your pattern to convert the pitch to the closest allowed pitch, keeping the start and end wires at the ends.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/1487c3663c675bbaa83cd138/w/748b29d0427ab758a0fad7bc/e/0d15582c7fae64…
Also, this is a bit of a hack, but it still exists. It's a custom feature for bending or flexing things:
https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/18615/featurescript-flex-taper-twist-deform…
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how can i make a mesh cylinder cage with no top anyone its for a bird feeder jc project i need this
@eoghan_crowley There are a few ways to do it, but an easy way to do it so that it also tracks the amount of wire you will need is:
If you don't understand how to use these tools, then you should complete some of the beginner Onshape Learning Pathways. The site is currently down atm due to the Cloudflare outage.
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Thanks Michael. Great illustration!