Onshape Sheet Metal

Onshape s new sheet metal tools were created to streamline the collaboration between designers and fabrication shops.

Onshape sheet metal.

To create one or more hems on existing sheet metal parts first have a sheet metal part in the part studio. Introducing onshape sheet metal february 14 2017. Designing with sheet metal in onshape april 18 2019. However for all its versatility it is usually confined to the very mundane task of providing the world with cases covers and brackets.

Choose a direction using the flip arrow. Topics include creating sheet metal parts the sheet metal table and flat view and defining other settings. However i am having trouble determining the rotation axis once i have split the underlying sheet metal model. While in a part studio click.

Select the edges or side faces along which to create hems. Engineer ı product designer ı onshape consulting partner. This functionality is available on onshape s browser ios and android platforms. Sheet metal tabs are reflected in the model and in the flat pattern.

I am in the middle of trying to make a featurescript that lets the user fold a sheet metal part. This webinar will discuss the newly released sheet metal functionality. In this webinar we took a look at the sheet metal tools available and how to get the most out of them. Sheet metal is lightweight inexpensive and easily formed into almost any shape.

Here s an example of a part i d like to unfold with rolls and bends. Sheet metal tab add a tab to a sheet metal flange remove interfering material if appropriate or bridge two flanges from the same sheet metal model. Onshape s approach to designing sheet metal parts has many advantages. Using a roll form machine in sheet metal is also very common the simplest form is a cylinder but shapes can also be made with varying radi and i have the need to the incorporate this with sheet metal bends.