Sheet Metal emboss

Has any one tried to create an "X" shaped emboss in a sheet metal part? Like
on found on an air duct.

If so, did you just cut away at a solid block to get tour deasired shape?
The pallet forming tools do not offer such an emboss.

TIA

Bryan

 

Normally, we would just put a couple sketched lines and a note in the
drawing calling out the cross-brake.

 

Just follow the same process used to create other forming tools. I created
the cross by doing 2 thin feature extrusions (for speed) but you can do it
with 1 extrusion.

Works fine so give it a try.

--Todd

 

Make a forming tool yourself.

To create the desired shape, sketch the outside dimension of your part
offset a plane for the depth(or height)
loft, select the outside contour and the point this should create the
desired shape and of course add fillets were necessary

Regards,
Corey

 

woops forgot this

make a sketch with a single point constrained to the center of your outside
contour

 

Hi Bryan,

I made up a little example that you can use any given panel, presuming
you "prep" the form tool before place it by resizing it to fit your
specific panel. You would also need to constarain the formed feature
(vie sketch edit) to the center of the panel.

Hope this helps.

http://www.sheetmetaldesign.com/Cad-SolidWorks/FormingTools/1-DoubleBrake_HVAC.zip

Since I was there, I also put a round louver vent that has 3-realism
levels and is driven by a tidy little excel table.

http://www.sheetmetaldesign.com/Cad-SolidWorks/FormingTools/2-LouverRound-Simple.zip

I figured this was a chance to kick of the worlds smallest known set
of SW sheetmetal forming tools(grin).

Regards,

SMA

By the way, I personally like the "just draw an X on the drawing and
put a note" solution. Very pragmatic in my mind, but if geometric
realism on the model is needed viva la lag de systema!

 

Got it.

Thank you all for your help.

-Bryan