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Kidpaint 06-14-2015 12:53 PM

solidworks help
 
Hi everyone. Im designing a sissy bar for my motorcycle. I am wanting to put my company logo across the top. Problem is im self taught in solidworks and have met a road block. I dont know how to get it on the curve of the top. Ive attached a pic of the sissy bar and the font im wanting to add. How can I sketch and get it to match the curve?

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2vkih8oa.jpg

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...psf3xnkyry.jpg

thanks in advance

Marty Comstock 06-14-2015 04:31 PM

Are you manufacturing this as a finished piece, or are you doing it flat, then bent to shape? That to me seems the best route. Is your machine even capable of such axis control?

Kidpaint 06-14-2015 05:26 PM

It will be made as a flat piece cut from .25" SS. Then bent to shape. I am not sure how to flatten this part out in SW to design it.

Marty Comstock 06-14-2015 06:31 PM

Solidworks should have a feature to bend. you might need to start over with that in mind. I haven't gone that far into it myself. If it were me, I would either look in the book or find a forum that caters to solidworks. I will do just that next semester, If it gets this deep.

Kidpaint 06-14-2015 10:24 PM

Ive been pondering taking some classes for this at the local community college here. I think it will help a lot. Ill try to do some more searching on specific forums and see what I can come up with.

toreadorxlt 06-15-2015 09:22 AM

you can use the deform tool with two reference sketches to bend the logo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPjOWXizC2M

cwilliamrose 06-16-2015 06:49 PM

You might try making this formed part as a sheet metal part. That will allow you to bend or unbend the part. You could then try applying the logo on the flattened part which may or may not re-bend when you're done. SWx can be fussy about what happens in the bend areas. If you haven't done any sheet metal parts now is a good time to learn the basics.

Kidpaint 06-16-2015 10:19 PM

thanks for the help guys. I have been meaning to give the sheet metal portion a try. Great video thanks!

James. V. D. W 09-27-2015 03:53 AM

Hi Kidpaint. Have you considered flattening the part first an then adding your text in Solidworks? You would need a planar surface to do this, but from your drawings it appears the lower ends are planar. I am also self taught and have had some serious frustrations with similar problems.

tbody321 09-29-2015 08:35 AM

text
 
you can do it by creating the text on a plane and extrude into the part as a solid body. Then create a sketch with the curvature of sissy bar but below the surface the depth of the text you want. You then extrude this sketch as a tool body and subtract from text sketch.. now subtract text sketch from sissy bar sketch..

there are easier ways im sure, this is a dirty method but it does work.


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