Bi-Fold

[gamack]

Can anyone tell me if you can do bi-folds in Pro/E?


This is where you cross fold to stiffen a large flat sheet.


If anyone can help, this would be appreciated.

 

[sanjeevkar1]

there are lot of options. click on the icon 'creat flange wall' inside there is lot of ways you can add stiffners like. juss take a look if still not clear let me know. i'll post some pictures.

 

[gamack]

Sanjeev, I have very little experience with sheetmetal and could figure out how to create bi-fold.


Bi-fold is where you have a large flat sheetmetal panel and put a light crease fold fold from two diagonal opposite corners. It would look like a cross on the sheet.

 

[sanjeevkar1]

gamack





for that perpose you have to use form tool. i'll try to send you a sample. if possible.

 

[gamack]

Hello Sanjeev, I have had no luck working out how to do bi-fold in "create flange" function. If you can send example, this would much appreciated.

 

[SRINIVASANIYER1]

If you wish to create form, Refer to my post in...



[url]http://www.mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34 540&TPN=1[/url]

 

[sanjeevkar1]

hello gamack





here is a example for you





2007-07-14_034756_bi-fold.zip

 

[gamack]

Hello Sanjeev,


You have captured exactly what I am looking, but I need to do this in sheetmetal mode. I am still yet to see any way to do this in Pro/E.


I will leave this thread going to theend of the week.


After that I will contact PTC to see if they have a method of doing this in sheetmetal mode.

 

[sanjeevkar1]

gamack


this is done in sheetmetal.


you have to use form tool and for that die/punch is made of solid model


i have sent two parts one is tool and the other one is sheetmetal part. (see carefully)

 

[gamack]

Sanjeev, my apologies, I thought the files were the same but in version 1 and 2.


I see how you did this, very nice touch. I did not think a form tool would work on such a large piece.


Anyway the attached file is the outcome....again many thanks.


2007-07-16_044224_400-leg-base-panel-plain-formed.prt.zip

 

[sanjeevkar1]

great job done gamack

 

[_olivier_]

I use another trick. I use the command "Create a deformed area" and I sketch the triangle. So you will have the line of the deformation, but the sheetmetal wont be deformed and will remain flat.


Olivier