Sheet Metal · Lesson 4: Cuts, corners and forming tools

Lesson goal

Add the cuts, corner treatments and formed shapes that make a sheet metal part manufacturable.

For a clean cut, select the Normal cut option: the cut stays perpendicular to the material, even on a curved face.

To cut across a bend, Unfold, cut flat, then Fold: the cut follows the bend.

The Closed Corner extends the flanges to reduce the gap between two adjacent flanges: set the gap according to the process (welding, bending).

Forming tools are dragged from the Design Library; you choose whether they appear in the flat pattern.

Tip

Create your own forming tools for your shop's standard shapes (embosses, cable grommets): you can then place them with a single drag and drop.

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