Regarding a for a sketched rip both open ends must lie on the edge of a sheet.
Ptc creo sheet metal rip.
The creo elements direct sheet metal productivity package is a complete set of direct 3d design modules packaged specifically for sheet metal designers enabling you to create highly precise sheet metal designs while carefully managing all product development data.
Creo cadds 5 sheet metal design option automates design and development of sheet metal components and folded plates including equipment chassis frames brackets and enclosures.
See convert a solid part into a sheet metal part for details.
Just convert the imported 3d model into a creo sheet metal part by defining a driving surface and you re ready to go.
Convert a part to sheet metal.
I would probably put points on the original curve where the attachments will be and then construction circles in the next feature so that only one dimension is needed.
If the default datums are in the center of the cone use these to place the rip to unbend assign the edge of the rip as the fixed geometry now you should have a flat.
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Regarding starting with a solid i ve found it very useful in that you can get the form of the part fairly easily with standard features and then dive into sheet metal to make it manufacturable.
The outer surface for example the create a rip insert shape rip regular rip note.
For this example to the part has designed roller forming.
Sheet metal productivity package.
Create a laser cut rip in sheet metal two features one with the entire path and then use that to make an interrupted set of curves in a second feature for the displayed cut.
In sheet metal mode go to insert shape rip surface ripand choose the trianglular corner surface to remove you can do more than one rip if there are other odd corners to modify.
How to create a sheetmetal rip using sketch in creo 3.
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Automate sheet metal design.
Make it a sheet metal model by.
This is not a very pretty rip because the larger your bends the larger the missing chunk of material you ll have.
But then the inner surface between the roller features leaves out.
How to create a sheetmetal rip using sketch in creo 3.
I was trying to create a zero width cut with only on end on an edge.
Now that you have a sheet metal part just go to the edit bend.
With creo 4 now it s just as easy.
One way to do it of course it is to convert it as a surface copy surfaces convert to sheet metal and use offset tool.