waterjetting a flattened bracket

[Graveyard]

Hello again,

I need a flat shape that I can waterjet and then roll and bend a couple of tabs. The part will be stainless, approx .03 thick. It will ressemble a cone that is split with tabs bent out for a bolt and nut. I have 3 dimensional geometry drawn but I need to roll the geometry out to a flat shape for cutting. I have ver 9.1 and access to x2. Are there any c-hooks or menus I'm missing?

Thanks

[Murray Mold]

Try Flattensurf chook

[Graveyard]

Hey Thanks Murraymold3!! I'm in Paducah, small world isn't it...lol. I'll try that one tomorrow when I get back to work, I only have Draft at home...is it for ver 9 or x2?

 

Thanks

[Murray Mold]

It's on X3. Not sure if it's on X2 or not.

Where do you work in Paducah? I need some waterjet work done

[Graveyard]

I work at South-Side Machine Shop Inc., but we do not have a waterjet. I'm just trying to get the flat geometry so I can convert to a Dxf. We'll send that to the waterjet Guys. I'm not sure but I believe we get ours done in St. Louis, Mo.

I can find out tomorrow if ya need to know.

Thanks,

See ya

[Graveyard]

I work at South-Side Machine Shop Inc., but we do not have a waterjet. I'm just trying to get the flat geometry so I can convert to a Dxf. We'll send that to the waterjet Guys. I'm not sure but I believe we get ours done in St. Louis, Mo.

I can find out tomorrow if ya need to know.

Thanks,

See ya

[Graveyard]

Sry about the double post

[John Summers]

If you need any kind of accuracy, don't forget to build the surface at mid-stock-thickness.

[Graveyard]

Actually, it was created to I.D. bracket dimensions. The material is only going to be approx .025-.030 thick. I have created geometry that is very close to what it needs to be...I just wanted the correct acurate proceedure in case I needed it in the future.

I was told that some program called Fabrix would do it. It's sheetmetal software I suppose.

 

Thanks again