Custom feature: Unfold frame
Simple feature to unfold multiple mitered frames into a single tube for laser cutting and bending https://cad.onshape.com/documents/281caa879a59839b46c8418f/v/2cab0cc3f90d9a73056ec9f1/e/457a4892c80dc36602c9e2c0
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This one's been in my backlog for awhile. I'm excited to see how you approached it.
Edit: Oh I see, rolled and twisted frames aren't supported. That's probably a fair assumption that forming and lasering processes are usually mutually exclusive when it comes to tubes for most users. That is what most of our vendors tell us anyway.0 -
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Awesome script, any plans to add the ability to unfold round tubing in the future?
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@bryan_lagrange I'd be curious to see what a round tube part looks like when you try to do these cut bends on them off the laser.
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It would have to have some kind of flat for integrity and area to bend.
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I did it once many moons ago when I work at a facility with a Trumpf tube.laser. It was one of many test we did to see the capabilities of the machine. A lot of manual drawing of many cuts to put in the area to bend to keep a round profile.
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Yes the plan is to add round tube. I worked on this with a customer on the UK.
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