One way to do it of course it is to convert it as a surface copy surfaces convert to sheet metal and use offset tool.
Ptc creo sheet metal rip.
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With creo 4 now it s just as easy.
Make it a sheet metal model by.
The outer surface for example the create a rip insert shape rip regular rip note.
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I would probably put points on the original curve where the attachments will be and then construction circles in the next feature so that only one dimension is needed.
See convert a solid part into a sheet metal part for details.
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Applications sheetmetal and convert with quot driving sft quot.
Sheet metal productivity package.
How to create a sheetmetal rip using sketch in creo 3.
Creo does not recognize the part when trying to convert it to sheet metal as picking driving surface.
Now that you have a sheet metal part just go to the edit bend.
This is not a very pretty rip because the larger your bends the larger the missing chunk of material you ll have.
In sheet metal mode go to insert shape rip surface ripand choose the trianglular corner surface to remove you can do more than one rip if there are other odd corners to modify.
If the default datums are in the center of the cone use these to place the rip to unbend assign the edge of the rip as the fixed geometry now you should have a flat.
But then the inner surface between the roller features leaves out.
Regarding a for a sketched rip both open ends must lie on the edge of a sheet.
For this example to the part has designed roller forming.
Automate sheet metal design.
Regarding starting with a solid i ve found it very useful in that you can get the form of the part fairly easily with standard features and then dive into sheet metal to make it manufacturable.
Just convert the imported 3d model into a creo sheet metal part by defining a driving surface and you re ready to go.
Create a laser cut rip in sheet metal two features one with the entire path and then use that to make an interrupted set of curves in a second feature for the displayed cut.
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