Finish Sheet Metal Model

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Finishing the sheet metal deactivates the selected sheet metal model and causes the sheet metal part to be treated like any non-sheet metal solid part. 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. Leaving the sheet metal model unfinished or active causes the sheet metal parts to be treated as sheet metal. If you do not intend to perform post-fabrication operations on the sheet metal model, applying this feature is unnecessary.

Click the Finish sheet metal model feature on the Part Studio toolbar. Select the Sheet metal part in the graphics area or in the Parts list. Click the checkmark to accept the finished sheet metal model. Notice the feature is listed in the Features list, and can be reverted by deleting or suppressing the feature, just as any other feature.

Additional sheet metal tools

When a sheet metal model is active (in the process of being created or edited), additional tools are available:

• Flange - Create a wall for each edge selected, connected to the selected edge with a bend.
• Hem - Create a hem for each edge/face selected, on an existing sheet metal part.
• Tab - Add a tab to a sheet metal flange.
• Bend - Bend a sheet metal model along a reference line, with additional bend control options.
• Make joint - Convert the intersection of two walls into a joint feature, either a bend (walls joined by cylindrical geometry) or a rip (small gap between two walls).
• Corner - Modify a corner type and relief scale.
• Bend relief - Modify a bend relief (the small cut made where the bend end meets the free edge), depth and relief width.
• Modify joint - Make changes to an existing joint, such as converting a bend to a rip. Currently available through the flat view table.
• Corner break - Break the corner on existing sheet metal parts by applying a fillet or chamfer. Select a corner edge or vertex and specify corner break type and distance. It is recommended to use this feature after all flanges and joints of the Sheet metal model are finalized.
• Sheet metal table and flat view - Open and close the Rip/Bend tables and the visualization of the sheet metal model flat pattern. Use this table to convert rips to bends and vice versa.
• Finish sheet metal model - Closes (deactivates) the Sheet metal model; creates a feature in the Feature list.

This tool deactivates the selected sheet metal model and causes the sheet metal part to be treated like any non-sheet metal solid part. 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.

Leaving the sheet metal model unfinished (active) causes the sheet metal parts to be treated as sheet metal. If you do not intend to perform post-fabrication operations on the sheet metal model, the Finish sheet metal model feature is unnecessary.

Additional sheet metal tools

When a sheet metal model is active (in the process of being created or edited), additional tools are available:

• Flange - Create a wall for each edge selected, connected to the selected edge with a bend.
• Hem - Create a hem for each edge/face selected, on an existing sheet metal part.
• Tab - Add a tab to a sheet metal flange.
• Bend - Bend a sheet metal model along a reference line, with additional bend control options.
• Make joint - Convert the intersection of two walls into a joint feature, either a bend (walls joined by cylindrical geometry) or a rip (small gap between two walls).
• Corner - Modify a corner type and relief scale.
• Bend relief - Modify a bend relief (the small cut made where the bend end meets the free edge), depth and relief width.
• Modify joint - Make changes to an existing joint, such as converting a bend to a rip. Currently available through the flat view table.
• Corner break - Break the corner on existing sheet metal parts by applying a fillet or chamfer. Select a corner edge or vertex and specify corner break type and distance. It is recommended to use this feature after all flanges and joints of the Sheet metal model are finalized.
• Sheet metal table and flat view - Open and close the Rip/Bend tables and the visualization of the sheet metal model flat pattern. Use this table to convert rips to bends and vice versa.
• Finish sheet metal model - Closes (deactivates) the Sheet metal model; creates a feature in the Feature list.