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4) Click on { A face is typically the base feature of a sheet metal part. To
start, you sketch a profile that represents the shape of the face, and then you extrude it to create a face. When creating a sheet metal face, you can
create a bend between a new face and an existing face. The faces are automatically trimmed or extended as necessary to create the bend. If the faces are
parallel, but not coplanar, you can add a double bend. Depending on the distance between the faces, the bends are either trimmed so they are tangent or a
new face is created between the two bends. You can also override default sheet metal styles from the Face dialog box as you create your sheet metal face.
These settings include how a flat pattern unfolds, and the bend relief settings between faces.} button in "Sheet Metal
Features" panel. When "Face" dialog box appears click on "Offset" button as shown
in Figure 5. When finished click ok.
Figure 5.
5) Now let us create flange. Click on { Use the Flange tool on the Sheet Metal
Features toolbar to add a sheet metal face and a bend to an existing sheet metal face. You can specify the depth and the angle of the flange, and whether it
is created inside or outside the existing face. You can also specify the width or offset of the new flange. } button in
"Sheet Metal Features" panel. When "Flange" dialog box appears click on "Shape"
tab and enter 50 mm for "Distance" and 90.0 deg for "Angle" for "Bend
Radius" as shown in Figure 6. When finished click ok.
Figure 6.
6) Now draw a rectangle on the sheet metal with the dimensions as shown in Figure 7.
{ A face is typically the base feature of a sheet metal part. To
start, you sketch a profile that represents the shape of the face, and then you extrude it to create a face. When creating a sheet metal face, you can
create a bend between a new face and an existing face. The faces are automatically trimmed or extended as necessary to create the bend. If the faces are
parallel, but not coplanar, you can add a double bend. Depending on the distance between the faces, the bends are either trimmed so they are tangent or a
new face is created between the two bends. You can also override default sheet metal styles from the Face dialog box as you create your sheet metal face.
These settings include how a flat pattern unfolds, and the bend relief settings between faces.} button in "Sheet Metal
Features" panel. When "Face" dialog box appears click on "Offset" button as shown
in Figure 5. When finished click ok.
{ Use the Flange tool on the Sheet Metal
Features toolbar to add a sheet metal face and a bend to an existing sheet metal face. You can specify the depth and the angle of the flange, and whether it
is created inside or outside the existing face. You can also specify the width or offset of the new flange. } button in
"Sheet Metal Features" panel. When "Flange" dialog box appears click on "Shape"
tab and enter 50 mm for "Distance" and 90.0 deg for "Angle" for "Bend
Radius" as shown in Figure 6. When finished click ok.
