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Old 06-14-2015, 12:53 PM
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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?





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Old 06-14-2015, 04:31 PM
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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?
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Old 06-14-2015, 05:26 PM
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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.
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Old 06-14-2015, 06:31 PM
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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.
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Old 06-14-2015, 10:24 PM
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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.
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you can use the deform tool with two reference sketches to bend the logo.

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