2006 PTC

Sheetmetal Design using Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0

Module 3: Unbending Sheetmetal Parts

Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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Unbend developable surfaces. Unbend undevelopable surfaces. Add rips to the geometry. Create deformation areas. Define default fixed geometry for unbend and bend back features.

Unbending Sheetmetal Parts - Overview

Unbending developable surfaces
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Using Regular Unbend tool. Using X-sec Driven tool. Using Transition tool. Adding rips to the geometry. Creating deformation areas. Using SMT conversion tool.

Unbending undevelopable surfaces

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Converting to developable surfaces

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Creating a flat pattern feature Bending the models back to the design state

Unbending Developable Surfaces

Using Regular Unbend Tool
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Unbending All. Unbending Selected.

Unbend Select

Original Model

Unbend All

Unbending Undevelopable Geometry

Using the X-sec driven tool
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Selecting a curve. Sketching a section.

Unbending a Part Using Select Curve Option

Unbending a Part Using Sketch Curve Option

Unbending Undevelopable Geometry (cont.)

Using the Transition tool Using the Regular Unbend tool
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Using Deformation.

Part with Undevelopable Area

Defining the Transition Area

Defining the Deformation Area

Part with Transition Unbend

Part with Regular Unbend and Deformation

Creating Developable Geometry

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Adding Rips to the geometry. Creating Deformation Areas. Using SMT Conversion tool.

Adding Rips to the Geometry

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Regular Rip. Edge Rip. Surface Rip.

Creating Regular Rip

Creating Edge Rip

Creating Surface Rip

The Unbent Part

Creating Deformation Areas

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the Regular Unbend tool. the Deform Area tool.

Defining it before unbending.

Undevelopable Area

Selecting the Deform Area in the Regular Unbend Tool

Part with Undesirable Unbent

Sketching the Deform Area

Using the Defined Deform Area

Part with Desirable Unbent

Using SMT Conversion Tool

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Point relief. Edge rip. Rip connect. Edge bend. Corner relief.

Fixed Surface

Creating a Flat Pattern

Flat Pattern

Selecting the Wall to Remain Fixed

Flat Pattern of the Part

Flat Pattern as the Last Feature

Creating a Bend Back Feature

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Bending back selected walls of the model. Bending the entire model.

Unbent Part Original Part

Bend Back Select

Bend Back All

Demonstrations
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Unbending the Toaster Body Part. Unbending the Crumbs Tray. Creating a developable part.

Summary
After completing this module, you will be able to:
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Unbend developable surfaces. Unbend undevelopable surfaces. Add rips to the geometry. Create deformation areas. Define default fixed geometry for unbend and bend back features.