Onshape Sheet Metal Corners

Select the edges or side faces along which to create hems.

Onshape sheet metal corners.

Sheet metal is lightweight inexpensive and easily formed into almost any shape. While in a part studio click. Onshape s sheet metal functionality is able to automatically take care of details like corner and bend reliefs letting designers focus on higher level features meet onshape s partners onshape s application partners at the pacific design and manufacturing conference who share our mission of helping companies become more agile. Onshape also provides a sheet metal table listing bends and rips where you are able to edit corner radii and joint types as well as create a drawing of the sheet metal part.

To create one or more hems on existing sheet metal parts first have a sheet metal part in the part studio. You are able to select any combination of edges on parts and corners on sheet metal. You are also able to use the additional sheet metal tools to create flanges define and modify joints convert bends to rips and vice versa define corner parameters as well as view the sheet metal as a 3d part and in flattened view simultaneously. Onshape automatically applies the correct feature to the edge.

We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. When filleting sheet metal you might have to select the exact corner not an adjacent edge. Toggle the direction with this arrow specify the hem type. This allows you to perform post fabrication operations on it such as drilling at an angle through a face welding corners and adding form features and custom featurescript features.

Unfortunately i think i may have exceeded the current capabilities of onshape s new sheet metal tool. While in a part studio with an existing sheet metal model click. Add a tab to a sheet metal flange remove interfering material if appropriate or bridge two flanges from the same sheet metal model. I ve been enjoying the new sheet metal feature and am impressed by a lot of its workings.

Create one or more hems on existing sheet metal parts. Select an edge vertex or face of a corner on the sheet metal model in the graphics area. This tool closes deactivates the sheet metal model and causes the sheet metal part to be treated like any non sheet metal solid part. Choose a direction using the flip arrow.

Select any edges or faces of the part you want to round or fillet. However for all its versatility it is usually confined to the very mundane task of providing the world with cases covers and brackets. Select the type of corner relief. Sheet metal tabs are reflected in the model and in the flat pattern.