How can I draw a laser welded pillow plate ?

Tomica Vukovic

16 Dec, 2013 12:17 PM

Here is a tutorial

1. Step 1:

   First make a sheet metal plate

   

2. Step 2:

   Create counter sink emboss ( take from design library from forming tools directory for probe)
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Create patterns of this feature
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Now Use Flexy tool , option bend object - see pic
   

   

5. Step 5:

   now make a inner cylder for part-Clnder
   

   

6. Step 6:

   SAve this part as clynder (save as ) and in current part use delete body for clynder. In clynder part you will delete body of perforated plate.
   NOTE - Flex tool is very demandig for memory resources!!

7. Step 7:

   Now we make a assembly of these components
   

   

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9. Step 9:

   And now some cut to see how is these components settled

   

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13. Step 13:

    In finished assembly you see a differences for plate.
    I hope that this tutorial will help.
    All is made in Solidworks 2007

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