UnBend Sheet Metal Arc Parallel to Level

[Mika]

Hi.

How can I Unbend FlatBar arc parallel to level, when I do not have any relevant face to fix? Only possibility in a flatbar arc is just click bar end edge, but then unbend is not parallel to level, ...bit hard to make configuration for drawing from this one...I do not want to rotate drawing view.

 

[simonb65]

Create a custom view that looks perpendicular to the top face of the flattened bar in the sheet metal workspace, then choose that view as your baseline drawing projection view when you convert to drawing.

 

[Mika]

Ok. Where to create custom view? I can "orient to plane" that unbent part and now from that position I would like to create a custom view.

 

[HaroldL]

It's in menu View> Orientations or Ctrl+U. Select ADD from the dialog.

 

[NateLiquidGravity]

I would like to see aligning to edge and rotating a view added as functions for the Drawing views. Some day.

 

[simonb65]

I would like to see aligning to edge and rotating a view added as functions for the Drawing views. Some day.

+1, that would save so much effort and be much more intuative.

 

[Mika]

That would be nice. I get view created and problem solved, thanks Harold&Simon.

 

[idslk]

Hello Mika,

the way that was described by Harold & Simon is a thing which can be used in various situations.
So only for addition in sheetmetal...have you thought about doing this:

Base


Flange


unbend


cut base


Regards
Stefan

 

[Mika]

That looks good also and would be nice, if I would be doing a independent part. I´m just doing assembly referenced part which one have "maintain association to source entity" sketch line to my weld assy. That new workspace orientation creation feels a little buggy, because I get it working once...but later when I try it another parts, it wont show up on the list...and if I try to remake it, it says that named workspace orientation already exist....but it´s not on list. How to "refresh" this viewport list??

 

[idslk]

Hello Mika,

I not quite sure what you've done, so i made a short test... started alibre, drew a single part and defined a user view named "test", drew a second single part and definened there also a user view named "test" - both worked.


Regards
Stefan

 

[Mika]

I hit probably 10 different view names there, then the first one created appeared...

 

[Mika]

Weird why it is not visible on the list, even that Alibre says that named view is already created.

 

[DavidJ]

Is it a scrolling issue ? Try stretching the dialogue to see if it becomes visible.

 

[Mika]

Quite a much scrolled already...