Onshape Sheet Metal Corners

Sheet metal tabs are reflected in the model and in the flat pattern.

Onshape sheet metal corners.

Select an edge vertex or face of a corner on the sheet metal model in the graphics area. While in a part studio click. You are able to select any combination of edges on parts and corners on sheet metal. Unfortunately i think i may have exceeded the current capabilities of onshape s new sheet metal tool.

To modify a corner on a sheet metal model. I m curious if any of you know something i haven t figured out yet. I ve been enjoying the new sheet metal feature and am impressed by a lot of its workings. Choose a direction using the flip arrow.

Toggle the direction with this arrow specify the hem type. Create one or more hems on existing sheet metal parts. Add a tab to a sheet metal flange remove interfering material if appropriate or bridge two flanges from the same sheet metal model. 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.

Select the type of corner relief. Select the edges or side faces along which to create hems. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. Sheet metal is lightweight inexpensive and easily formed into almost any shape.

When filleting sheet metal you might have to select the exact corner not an adjacent edge. This functionality is available on onshape s browser ios and android platforms. Select any edges or faces of the part you want to round or fillet. To create one or more hems on existing sheet metal parts first have a sheet metal part in the part studio.

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. However for all its versatility it is usually confined to the very mundane task of providing the world with cases covers and brackets. 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. This tool closes deactivates the sheet metal model and causes the sheet metal part to be treated like any non sheet metal solid part.