Flat pattern around a cylinder?

[ReMark]

pqp: Is it an armband for a futuristic warrior? Maybe a sleeve of some type on a high-tech weapon? Part of a gift you're designing (a vase) for Mother's day?

[pqphillips]

[ATTACH]39695[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]39694[/ATTACH]Something like this?

Well, I tried to attach the dwg file but it was too large.

see images

 

That's exactly what I am looking for. Unfortunately, AutoCAD won't open or import .dwfx files.

[pqphillips]

pqp: Is it an armband for a futuristic warrior?

 

Nice, but no.

 

Maybe a sleeve of some type on a high-tech weapon?

 

Precisely. It's a shroud for a lightsaber.

 

Part of a gift you're designing (a vase) for Mother's day?

 

HA!

[ReMark]

Won't AutoDesk Design Review open those types of files? Not that I would know what you would do with it then if that were the case.

[pqphillips]

Won't AutoDesk Design Review open those types of files? Not that I would know what you would do with it then if that were the case.

 

Nope. (Stupid 10 character minimum)

[SLW210]

scj's site is perfectly legit and quite ok for linking here.

[JD Mather]

Nope. (Stupid 10 character minimum)

 

Huh? (oh I get it - you wanted a simple Nope response) but it should be Yes, Nope is wrong.

You should be able to open the *.dwfx with Design Review or simply with your browser (if using IE and Vista or Win7).

 

[ReMark]

scj's site is perfectly legit and quite ok for linking here.

 

That's good to know. Thank you.

[JD Mather]

That's exactly what I am looking for. Unfortunately, AutoCAD won't open or import .dwfx files.

 

You could download a free 30-day trial of Autodesk Inventor.

If you do a lot of this work (or maybe even this single project) could cover the extra $1395

 

Emboss.ipt

[ReMark]

Float him a loan JD? You professors must be raking in the big bucks.

[pqphillips]

Float him a loan JD? You professors must be raking in the big bucks.

 

I could handle a loan, under certain conditions. If it 1) charges interest and 2) is expected to be paid back, I ain't interested.

[pqphillips]

Thanks for the help, everyone. I got it all set up now.

[SLW210]

Thanks for the help, everyone. I got it all set up now.

 

Glad you got it sorted!

 

Do you mind sharing how you went about setting it up?

[pqphillips]

Glad you got it sorted!

 

Do you mind sharing how you went about setting it up?

 

Sure! I downloaded the Inventor trial, created the tube, and used the Emboss feature to do it. Easy Peasy (once I figured out where the Emboss command was).

[JD Mather]

Sure! I downloaded the Inventor trial, created the tube, and used the Emboss feature to do it....

 

I did attach the *.ipt file up a few responses ago.

You might download it and pull down the red End of Part marker to see how I did it. (I rolled up the EOP as a way of reducing file size - note that it also serves as a history where you can see step-by-step how something was created in Inventor.)