See convert a solid part into a sheet metal partfor details.
How to make sheet metal parts in creo.
Convert a part to sheet metal just convert the imported 3d model into a creo sheet metal part by defining a driving surface and you re ready to go.
Once bent the holes appear in the bent model at the correct angle.
They are bent around a constant radius over the last 2 feet or so.
I cannot find a proper tool of flexible modeling tools that helps me on converting solid part to sheet metal.
Whilst in the flat state some holes are drilled through the vanes.
3d cad files are created using a host of different cad packages and then converted into.
In sheet metal fabrication parts are formed from metal sheets by punching cutting stamping and bending.
They consist of curved vanes some 6 x1 2 in cross section and 6 feet long.
I have a user who has modelled some parts in sheet metal.
I m using creo 4 m040 i know how to convert solid parts to sheet metal and unbend them but there are more often parts which includes different types of forms and converting is very tricky.