Re: Wrapping on a cylinder Solidworks?

SolidWorks has let me down :(
Does anyone know of a program that will accurately wrap an image or
drawing around a cylinder?

TIA
Matthew

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Bob Simon <bsimon@q...> wrote:
> At 04:24 PM 9/16/03 +0000, you wrote:
> >Thanks for the reply,
> >I had tried that before and it projects the curve on the face
> >as opposed to wrapping the curve around the face.
> >
> >The difference between projection and wrapping is slight but
> >important to what I am trying to do.
> >
> >I may be mistaken but it seems to me that the projection command
does
> >only projection, unless you know how to make it wrap around a
> >cylinder.
>
> Unfortunately it does only project. Try this;
>
> Make a flat sheet with a width of the circumference of the cylinder.
> Cut a slot or an edge with a sketch of the flattened curve you want.
> Sketch a line lengthwise across the middle of the part.
> Add a sheet metal bend across the line with the radius of your
cylinder.
>
> You'll have to fudge a bit since the software won't let you make a
perfect
> part. you'll have to back the angle down to 359.9 degrees and fool
around
> with the radius a bit.
>
> Good luck!
>
> -Bob