dberge Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Hi, i have a question about sheetmetal. When i regenerate on old sheetmetalpart to a new i get stripes when the sheetmetalstock is not tight to the bend. This is laso with the new sheetmetal from 2016. I prefer the ols situation not seeing the stripes. Am i the only one? Meaby a choice in settings? Wim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberge Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 stripes should be: lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary OConnor Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Yes the new behavior is to show the Bend lines and overlapping conditions. In the old behavior you can create an overlap and the faces merge so you do not know the condition and it can fail to unfold. The new behavior will show the lines and in most cases allow the unfold since it has an order of how they are built. I don't think there is an option to revert to the merge case but we can file to support. Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberge Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Hi Cary We have many parts that consists of stocks and add stocks that we use to strecht to different lenghts. We need a sqaure part in the middle for strechting so the side parts will stay in shape. They look very weird now in the drawing with all the lines , and are confusing. I still us the old settings but for old parts, but i cant build new ones like this, so i would be very happy if you ask support for the possibility to convert. Thank you. Regards Wim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberge Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 Hi, does support have time to look into this. It would be of much help for me. I realize i am the only one (so far, but a loyal not-asking-very-much user since 1999:)) Wim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary OConnor Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 We understand the case you are presenting. We will look into this to see if there can be an option or setting to control this. Can you post the sample file above so that we can use it for testing. Thanks Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberge Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 thank you! Wim 292483_1.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary OConnor Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Hi Wim, In 2018, the add stock will not create the edge between two stocks. On your file, if I recreate that add stock, it will merge the face. I don't think there is a way to simply update the model from a code standpoint since there are many conditions that are somewhat difficult to account for. Can you verify my statement on the merge of the face in 2018? Thanks Cary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary OConnor Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 On another note, In that condition, why are you creating an add stock? The original stock can be edited to give you the correct result. I think the sheet metal may fail to unfold if you recreate it since you are attempting to add a stock to an existing bend segment. I think you will need to edit the original stock in this condition for it to properly unfold. Cary ** Correction ** It will unfold properly. It just seemed odd to me in this condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas@Solidmakarna Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 A reason why many uses numerous Add Stock features instead of editing the Sketch of the Stock or Add Stock might be that we use various "drag and drop features" from the Shapes catalog to build "ordinary parts". Applying the exact same thinking on Sheet Metal is not viable in all cases, which this shows. You need to understand and use the Sheet Metal tools a bit differently. Using the Sketch tools and the Shape handles is really useful and precise, but a little more difficult to master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberge Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 My reason is for stretching. One cannot stretch sketched stocks without deformation/scaling of stock unless it is only a rectangular shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberge Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 i use the `strech part/assembly` tool to strecht it all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberge Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 Hi Cary, in ic2018 everything is fine with the lines now. I am a happy man:) Thanks! Wim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberge Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 A reason why many uses numerous Add Stock features instead of editing the Sketch of the Stock or Add Stock might be that we use various "drag and drop features" from the Shapes catalog to build "ordinary parts". Applying the exact same thinking on Sheet Metal is not viable in all cases, which this shows. You need to understand and use the Sheet Metal tools a bit differently. Using the Sketch tools and the Shape handles is really useful and precise, but a little more difficult to master. 46818[/snapback] I understand what you mean Jonas. I use the snap en sketch too in other occassions. Why use the add stock is in the occassion that i want to strech assemblies with lots of parts. Then the sketch tool is not the way to handle this. I use ironcad for 19 years , i know what the possibilties are..... Wim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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