If you re at the pacific design and manufacturing 2017 conference today in anaheim california please stop by the onshape agile design pavilion booth 3401 to see the first live demo of our soon to be released simultaneous sheet metal tools.
Onshape sheet metal hem.
Select the edges or side faces along which to create hems.
Tab add a tab to a sheet metal flange.
While in a part studio click.
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However for all its versatility it is usually confined to the very mundane task of providing the world with cases covers and brackets.
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In this webinar we took a look at the sheet metal tools available and how to get the most out of them.
Onshape saves you time with parametric modeling 2 0 a fundamentally better way to model using multi part design configurations simultaneous sheet metal tools standard content and managed in context design.
To get started click the hem feature from the list of sheet metal tools in the toolbar.
You can still get a sneak preview of onshape sheet metal by watching this video.
Then select an edge or side face of a sheet metal part and define the details of your hem.
I tried breaking it into many sides by sketching two equal sided polygons and lofting between them and then step bending that but that does not work either.
Corner modify a corner type and relief scale.
Create one or more hems on existing sheet metal parts.
The power of a modern cad platform.
There are three hem types to choose from.
Sheet metal is lightweight inexpensive and easily formed into almost any shape.
To create one or more hems on existing sheet metal parts first have a sheet metal part in the part studio.
This can make a nice smooth finish and it also improves the strength of the edge of the sheet metal.
I know onshape said they do not support rolled sheet metal at this point.
Toggle the direction with this arrow specify the hem type.
Onshape s approach to designing sheet metal parts has many advantages.
If you re unable to say hello in person there s good news.