Expanded Metal

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Keith Streich, Dec 15, 2003.

  1. Keith Streich

    Keith Streich Guest

    What would be the best way to represent expanded metal in a model and
    drawing? It would be nice to (AutoCAD terms) hatch a surface and then
    suppress the object whose surface was hatched. I believe to cut little
    diamonds out of a piece of sheet metal would be overkill and burden the
    system. I also believe applied textures do not show up on drawings. Also,
    objects behind the expanded metal should be able to be seen, as in real
    life. Drawing representation is more important than in rendered views.

    Keith Streich
     
    Keith Streich, Dec 15, 2003
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  2. Keith Streich

    Wayne Tiffany Guest

    We have a part file with a few varieties of expanded metal as configs as a
    solid blank with a corner "expanded." Then, depending on the size of the
    part, a determination is made as to how much of the actual openings to
    model. If you need to show the parts "through" the expanded metal, you can
    cut away that portion that is covering what needs to be seen.

    WT
     
    Wayne Tiffany, Dec 15, 2003
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