mirror sheetmetal components and insert bends terror

"JJ" a écrit dans le message de news: snipped-for-privacy@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

Here we treat unfolded parts as configs of the part. So if you create the mirror after having made the unfolded configs of your part, SW will make a mirror part with the same configs as your base part. (from SW2004 at least), and you won't have to insert bends. Each config is the mirror of the same config in the base part.

If you use the 'old' Sheet metal method (geometry, insert bends at the end), you can make a 'no sheet metal' config of your base part, and use it in the mirror.

Hope I am clear enough. JM

The problem with this approach is the mirror part doesn't have bend lines so you are left wondering where the bends are supposed to be. This is why you want to insert bends in the mirrored part. Especially when the Right Hand body has some minor mods. I would suggest checking the settings on the sheetmetal features Thickness, k-factor and such. If these aren't identical you can run into problems with blank sizes not matching and possibly failed bends.

Corey

"CS" a écrit dans le message de news: snipped-for-privacy@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...

Well, all that I described works here because I still use the 'old' sheet metal method, and that's one of the reasons I stick with it. 'old' sheet metal method: I mean geometry first, insert bends at the end.

JM