msecco Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Up the Irons! I'm remodeling a assembly that I made in Pro/E (Creo) to trainning my skills in IronCAD. I need to make a sheetmetal part that has a lateral bend with a non retangular profile (see Fig1.png). In Carenagem.ics I made this bend the result is not good (see Fig2.png), I had to do many manual operations and it is not unfolding. Any better way to do this bend? Note: The part width must be 260mm. Used IronCAD 2013 Final (downloaded today) Carenagem.ics Carenagem_A.ics Carenagem_import.ics Edited November 6, 2012 by msecco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKevin Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I have field a bug report for this, even after cleaning up your overlapping geometry the part still wouldn't unfold properly. Incident # 101894. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary OConnor Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Well the unfold error was due to the stock was not aligned (the custom stock) to the bend (I believe). When I corrected the constraint, it unfolded. When dealing with a part that has closed corners, I find it easier to create the base stock and then use Smooth aligned bends. Attached is an updated version. There is overlap in the closed corners in 3D (you will get an error message) but it will unfold in 2013. Also, I offset the stock on one end to create a slight gap between the stocks. Take a look (saved in 2013). Cary Carenagem.ics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msecco Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Cary What is the order of features? And how to make a smooth alined bend with non perpendicular bends? I'm trying to do a model based on yours but I can't. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary OConnor Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 At the part level, right-click on the bend handles that appears. There is an option for the Bend Alignment. You can model using the alignment and with outbends. When using outbends, you need to account for the stock that is cut out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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