lamensterms Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Hi, Just looking for some suggestions for a 3D modelling package that is capable of modelling complex bent plate elements, and will also produce a 2D un-wrap/development of the bent plate. I believe Inventor is capable, any others? Also it would be a plus if the software can easily talk to ACAD. Thanks for any suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scj Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Have a look at http://www.ant-ares.de Regards Jochen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamensterms Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the reply scj. I'm afraid I do not speak/read German and the bulk of that site is in German and I'm struggling to get my head around exactly what that software/addon does. I am intending to model bent plate elements similar to this: And would like to be able to produce 2D developments from the 3D object. Edited February 15, 2016 by lamensterms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I don't know about the "best", but Inventor certainly can do this. I believe you must get the Inventor Pro version. Here is an example I found: I consult with a manufacturing company for the AutoCAD and Revit needs, but they primarily use Inventor and I have seen some amazing things come out of that software. Pretty robust I must say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamensterms Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Thanks tzframpton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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