Flatten part?

[TheeCircle]

Hi,

Could somebody tell me how to flatten this part in NX?

I am using NX8.5

Thanks in advance.

John

 

[JohnRBaker]

Attached is a flattened version of your part.

What you will note is that I first ran the NX Sheet Metal 'Claenup' utility (this resulted in the creation of 'Body(2)'. I then used the 'Convert to Sheet Metal' function to get a model which could then be 'Flattened' using the normal NX Sheet Metal functionality.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
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[TheeCircle]

Hi John,

Thank you!

I will try and reproduce your results!

John

 

[Toost]

Three steps:
1) Blend the two sharp edges. Nothing can be bent 100% sharp.
2) In the Sheet metal Application, Use the Convert to sheet metal.
3) Sheet metal app.: Flat Pattern.

Regards,
Tomas