Comments on: Creating A Tube With Normal To Surface End Cutoffs: Option 2

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:02:04 +0000

Hello Ang.

This was just to show how you could create the profile if you needed to laser cut the tube.

By: Ang

Ang — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:30:17 +0000

I tried this just now, but when I flatten the part when “normal cut” is unchecked, the flat pattern has an error. I guess sheet metal does not like the angled cut on the edges?

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:45:10 +0000

That is another option. Thanks for the tip Dave.

By: Dave Padelford

Dave Padelford — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:17:09 +0000

Rob,
Why not just create a sheet metal base flange from the sketch rather than thin extrude and then change to sheet metal finding the bends.

By: Anna Wood

Anna Wood — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:23:48 +0000

Rob,

Excellent tip. Thanks for posting an alternate solution to the problem.

Cheers,

Anna