Bend it like an expert: sheet-metal flat patterns made easy.(From the trenches: practical solutions to real-world problems)(using AutoCAD)

CADalyst | December 1, 2003| | Copyright

Few CAD users seem to know how to create a sheet-metal flat pattern with proper bend allowance. Except for those that use 3D CAD software that automatically creates sheet-metal flat patterns, most companies have their engineering departments create a dimensioned drawing of formed sheet-metal parts and leave the flat-pattern calculations to the shop.

The manufacturing trend for sheet-metal parts, especially for prototypes and small production runs, is to use computer-controlled laser or water-jet cutting machines. These precision machines cut with outstanding ...

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