Flattening IGES surface 1

[daveykbelgium]

Any ideas how to do this - surely somebody must have solved this already? Does it require Pro/SHEET METAL?

The IGES surface is a toriod - curved uniformly in two directions, with a different radius in both directions.

Cheers

Dave

 

[jeff4136]

Don't think sheet metal is going to help you.

Flatten Quilt might give you an output but I think I'd just go with concentric circles offset by the section circumference.

 

[HDS]

You can only flaten surfaces that have curvature in one direction. Curvature in two directions requires stretching which Pro/e doesn't do.

 

[jeff4136]

Not true. Flatten quilt approximates (no stress / strain calcs involved). Sheet metal functions allow definition of deform regions (same sort of approximation, I suppose).

 

[daveykbelgium]

Hi Jeff

Worked perfect mate - a few seconds work with your guidance.

Further proof that with the correct tools for the job, it takes a mere fraction of the time!

Thanks a lot

Dave