CASE 1

30.1

MAIN STEPS:
1. Sketch.
- XZ-plane. Horizontal line 200 mm.
- Operation: Thin Feature (extruding), plate thickness 2 ,
sweep length 300.
2. Make vertical perpendicular sides (picture 2).
- Select all 4 upper edges.
- Operation: Flange.
- Values:
- Inner radius R: 2.
- Bend angle A: 90.
- Length L: 80.
- Keep overall dimensions (adjust with planar end).
3. Trim edges vertical perpendicular corner closed
(picture 2):
- Select vertical perpendicular edges (2 x), select all 4
corners.
- Operation: Trim edges.
4. Make upper sides (picture 3).
- Select all 4 vertical perpendicular outer edges.
- Operation: Flange.
- R: 2, A: 90, L: 30.
- Add bend.
5. Trim upper edges (picture 4).
- Select horizontal lines on upper side (2 x), select all 4
corners.
- Operation: Trim edges.
6. Flatten (picture 5).
- Select bottom face.
- Operation: Flatten -> As 3D model.
7. Edit corner to circle (pictures 6 and 7).
- Select two edges of a corner (can be selected at the
same time).
- Operation: Open corner.
- Circle, radius 3.
8. Rebend flattened to 3D model:
- Select part (not a face).
- Operation: Rebend.

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CASE 2

31.1

MAIN STEPS:
1. Sketch a box (picture 1).
- Rectangle 150*120 , extrude boss 70 mm.

2. Sketch a rectangle, extrude cutout (picture 2).

- Border range 15 mm.
- Operation: Extruded cutout (10 mm).
3. Add Rounding to single edges (picture 3).
- Select board lines of bottom and 4 longitudinal lines of top.
- Operation: Add Round > Single Edge Round.
- Radius 2 mm.
4. Create a sheet metal product: (picture 4).
- Select (for example) side face.
- Operation: Tangential shelling.
- Plate thickness 1.5 mm.
5. Add library feature (picture 5).
- Select part.
- Library feature > Boss.
System/features/Sheetmetal/Special_forming/Continuous_emboss
- Set values: B 80, A 15 ja H 6.
- Turn to right position and locate by showing a place.
- Impose the feature in sketch.
- Boarder range from up 8 mm.
- Midpoint of two sides.
6. Add same feature also to another head (picture 6).

********* Extra ************************************************

7. If necessary Flatten > as 3D model.
8. If necessary open corners.
- Show two edges in a corner (all 4 at the same time).
- Operation: Open corner.
- Circle, radius 3.
9. Rebend it back as a case:
- Show part (not a face).
- Operation: Rebend.

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32.1

MAIN STEPS:

1. Sketch plate (picture 1).

- XY-plane, rectangle 500x40, Extrude 2 mm or add
Library feature -> Boss -> Basic shapes -> Rectangle,
a = 500, b = 40 and h = 2.

2. Edit SMD-parts properties

- Activate model.
- Function: Properties:
- Select: -> Sheet Metal.
- Select: Properties: Bend radius = 1 mm.

3. Sketch bending line, Bend (picture 2).

- Distance between bending lines start to left
edge=180 mm, angle 45.
- Function: Bend.
- Bend Radius 1mm.
- Bend Angle 180.
- Click to define the stationary side.

4. Sketch bending line, Bend (picture 3).

- Distance between bending lines start to right edge
=180 mm, angle 45.
- Function: Bend.
- Use equal bending values as in step 3.

5. Sketch bending line, Bend (picture 4).

- Distance between bending lines start to left
edge=29 mm, angle 45.
- Function: Bend.
- Use equal bending values as earlier.

6. Sketch bending line, Bend (picture 4).

- Distance between bending lines start to right edge=
29 mm, angle 45.
- Function: Bend.
- Use equal bending values as earlier.

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Special plate

33.1

MAIN STEPS:
1. New Plane.
- Restore XY-Plane, Activate it.
- Operation: New Plane -> Parallel 800.
2. Sketch lower head (pictures 1 and 2).
- XY-Plane, circle 200, 300 mm left from
middle cross.
- Operation: Cross section.
3. Sketch upper head (picture 3).
- Activate new plane you created. -> New
Sketch -> Face.
- Circle 800 to middle cross.
- Operation: Cross section.
4. Loft cross sections to a volume (picture 4).
- Select cross sections.
- Operation: Lofting -> Boss.
5. Shell volume as a shell. (picture 5).
- Select both lower- and upper heads.
- Operation: Shell 1.5 mm. (Tip: Draft->Draft
accuracy -> Tolerance -> input 0.1 mm).
6. Cut out cone through (picture 6).
- Activate new plane you created. New Sketch > Face.
- Sketch rectangle, that covers the cone on top,
on bottom and right.
- Operation: Extruded Cutout -> Thru All.
7. Cut plate on freely to correct 2d-unfolding:
- Sketch for example 1x4 mm rectangle on top
edge face -> Extruded Cutout -> for example 2
mm.
8. Create a flatten view:
- Edit part properties type to Sheet Metal.
- Activate conical-plane.
- Operation: Map surf chain to 2D.
9. Create new assembly model: (picture 7).
- Create a new model.
- Read the model in two times, rotate another
180.
- Locate parts.
- New part, tube 200 length 150.
- Copy and Paste this tube to another arm.

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2 Pipe
1 SMD-33-1

Special plate

2
2

Funnel

34.1

MAIN STEPS:
1. Sketch top sides to XY-plane (picture 1).
- Line-> Rectangle -> Constraints-> Distance-> Width=400
mm, Height=300.
- Select OK, Thin Feature -> Plate Thickness =1.5, Sweep
Length=200 (picture 2).
- Tip: Sketch can be open from one corner to avoid step 3.
Create thickness + 0.01 mm x,y openings to one corner.
2. Adding of bendradius.
- Activate model -> Bend Radius, value 1.5 -> Use same
value to rest bendings.
3. Cut Corner. Select one cylinder corner surface -> OK.
- Cutting is necessarry for flattening.
4. Modelling upper slant sides. (picture 2)
- Digitize 4 top edge lines without stopping -> Flange-> Inner
Radius R=1.5, Bend Angle A=40, Length L=150, Add whole
bend.
- Change Side if necessarry.
5. Trim Edges -> Select 2 edge lines together -> Default
type -> OK.
- Trim other 3 corners equally (picture 3).
6. Modellind highest sides.
- Digitize 4 top edge lines without stopping -> Flange-> Inner
Radius R=1.5, Bend Angle A=40, Length L=50, Add whole
bend.
- Change Side if necessarry.
7. Trim highest Edges equally as earlier in 5. (picture 4)
8. Generating Flatten View in Work Drawing.
- Work drawings -> New Work Drawing -> Flatten View
- Accept default settings.
- Tip: If necessarry, you can just edit * corner shapelines
geometry in flatten view in 3D. Representations -> Unfold ->
Activate -> Select 2 edge lines of each corner -> Trim
Corner, where ( R=0 sharp-edged). (picture 5)
-* No Re-bending is made.
- Finally -> Representations -> Default -> Activate.

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MAIN STEPS:

35.1

1. New Document, Part * -> Input Archive Datas.

2. Sketch topsides to XY-plane.
- Line-> Polyline -> Arc-> 3 Radius points.
- Constraints-> Distance-> Width=150 mm,
Height=100 (see page 35.2).
- Constraints-> angle=35.
- Constraints-> angle=90.
- Select OK, Thin Feature -> Plate Thickness=1.5,
Sweep Length=100 (picture 1).

3. Bend Radius.
- Activate model -> Adding of Bend Radius, Value=
1.5.
4. New Document, Assembly. Add Part from
Archive -> Search * "Side profile" from archive.
5. Model bottom with help of sideprofile.
- New Part -> Part - > Input Archive Datas.
- New sketch to ref. geometry -> Tie sketch to left
side of open topside -> 2 point Line -> From left
corner to right corner (picture 2).
6. Function OK -> Thin Feature -> Plate
Thickness= 1.5, 2.nd Side, Sweep Length -> To
Selected Face -> Select all 6 inner faces -> OK
- Note!
* Be sure, your sketch will meet selected faces
(same height).
** Be sure, that all 6 back faces are shown (correct
shape).

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PARTS LIST

2D hatch to 3D

36.1

MAIN STEPS:
1. Open drawing 1055.
2. Set bendline properties.
- Select bendline (blue one) properties (picture 1
and 2).
- Bending parameters can be adjusted.

- Any existing line can be set as a bending line by

setting line properties (picture 3).
3. Hach to 3D model:
- Digitize hatch.
- Function: Hach to 3D model
- Set thickness 1.5 mm
- Set bend allowance: DIN6935
-> 3D model opens to new window.
4. Save it.
- File -> Save as new document -> input
archive datas.

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37

HOW TO CREATE AN OWN

BEND DEDUCTION TABLE:

A34

Neutral axis

R
T

90
L

B34

A34

B34

LENGTH OF TEST PIECE

TEST ARRANGEMENTS:
1. Cut SMD-test pieces, those dimensions are known.
2. Bend to 90 degrees angle.
3. Measure dimensions A and B.
4. Calculate value F (see F function below).
5. Edit existing tables.
- R(number) examined (inner) bend radius.
- T(number) examined thickness of test piece.
- F(number) stretching: calculated value.
- (number) number, every row has an own (n+1).
Copy text file: /vxg4/system/bend/Neutral
with another name (Save as) to folder /vxg4/shared/bend/.
Edit values in new deduction table, for example:
Lkm=120 (amount of rorws=120)
R1(51)=2.0 ;T1(51)=0.5; F1(51)=1.55
R1(52)=2.0 ;T1(52)=0.8; F1(52)=1.95
- Edit value "Lkm" to be same as amount of rows starting with R1.
Value F:
Strech F = A+B -LENGTH OF TEST PIECE

SMD Forming

38.1

MAIN STEPS:
1. New Document -> Part OR Open ->
Model -> M38-E and continue to step 7 or open half done
M38-1-E and continue to step 6.
2. New Sketch -> XY-plane -> oval (picture1).
- See sketch at page 38.2.
- Extruded Boss: 1, formula: t (picture 1).
(Note: small t-letter must be used).

3. Sketch tools body (picture 2).

- New sketch -> XY-plane.
- See sketch at page 38.2.
- Extruded Boss:
- Length: -5, Formula: -H.
4. Extruded Boss thru all: (picture 3).
- Make offset with help of bottom edge lines: value
1 (in), Formula: -t.
(Note: t-letter without minus ->
cant variate).
5. Roundings: (picture 4).
- Add Round/Bevel -> Round.
- Inner corners of bottom: 3.1 mm Formula: 4.1-t.
- Outer corners of top: 4.1 mm.
6. Sketch Machining Tool -> top surface (picture 6).
- See sketch at page 38.2.
- Function: Extruded Boss:
- Value: 1, Formula: -t.
- Select: Tool.
7. Sketch Guide Curves -> top surface -> right and down
from midpoint (picture 7).
8. Edit model properties:
- Set type: Sheet Metal.
9. Add Handle -> to intersection of 2 curves.
- Select intersection point.
- Function: Add Handle.
- Show top plane to aim direction.
10. Save To Library -> As Feature:
- Create subfolder, if necessary.
- Input file name.

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Note: When modelling SMD features, test

variable tables while modelling.
Note 2: If you want info like dimensions into
preselect picture, create a new bmp-file
(feature_name_2d.bmp (200*170 Pixels), It
appears while variating). While saving this
feature, program generates 2 files:
feature_name.vxm and feature_name.bmp.

Segmentpipe

39.1

MAINSTEPS:
1. New document -> part.
2. Sketch guidecurve.
- Sketch 2d-guidecurve (see page 39.2) or
use half done model M39-1-E and continue
at step 4.

3. Sketch cross-section.
- Point segment last line on top -> New
Sketch.
- Circle: center + rad pnts. -> Constraints ->
D = 250 mm. Make inner circle with offset ->
1 mm -> inside
- OK -> Cross section.
4. Sweep cross section to pipe.
- Select cross section and all 5 segment
lines: -> Sweep, Boss.
5. Change part type to SMD.
- Select part properties -> Type -> Sheet
metal.
6. Map surfchain to 2d.
- Point 1 cylinder face -> Map surfchain to
2d -> locate it to 2d window (it is a group).

7. Save as a New Document.

- You can save it as a new document to
save it in the archive.

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Exhaust

40.1

MAINSTEPS:
1. New Document -> part.
2. Sketch cross section.
- New sketch -> XY-plane (see page 40.1).
3. Revolved Boss.
- Function: Revolved Boss, 360.

4. Shell cover.
- Select both end faces -> Function: Shell,
value 1.5 mm, direction in.
5. Change part type to SMD.
- Select part properties -> Type -> Sheet
metal.

6. Map surf chain to 2d.

- Select one segments cylinder face ->
Function: Map surf chain to 2d (picture2) ->
locate it to opened 2d window with mouse
left button (picture3).
7. Save it to archive.
- New 2d shape is a group. You can save it
as a new document with, File -> New
document.
- Input archive datas normally.
- Create 2ds from other pipe segments with
same method.

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