Sheetmetal Design Overview

Sheetmetal > Sheetmetal Design Overview

The Sheetmetal Design Help describes the tasks for creating sheet metal parts and features using Creo+. Refer to these help topics for information on using the Sheetmetal Design environment, tools, and techniques.

Tasks for Sheetmetal Design
• Setting Up a Sheet Metal Design ◦ Setting Sheetmetal Preferences ◦ Defining Bend Allowance and Developed Length ◦ Defining a Bend Table ◦ Setting Fixed Geometry ◦ Setting Defaults and Parameters ◦ Converting to Sheet metal Parts • Multiple Bodies in Sheet Metal Parts ◦ About Multiple Bodies in Sheetmetal Design ◦ Operations on Sheet Metal Bodies • Adding Sheet Metal Walls to a Design ◦ About Creating and Modifying Walls ◦ Creating Attached Flat and Flange Walls ◦ Creating Extruded Walls	• Modifying Walls ◦ Adding Relief ◦ Ripping Material ◦ Rounding Sharp Edges ◦ Creating Sheet Metal Cuts ◦ Using Punch Forms and Die Forms ◦ Adding Notches and Punches ◦ Bending Walls ◦ Unbending Walls ◦ Bending Back Walls • Preparing a Design for Manufacture ◦ Creating Reports ◦ Creating a Flat Pattern Manager Feature ◦ Previewing Flat Patterns ◦ Creating a Detailed Drawing

Tasks for Sheetmetal Design

• Setting Up a Sheet Metal Design

◦ Setting Sheetmetal Preferences

◦ Defining Bend Allowance and Developed Length

◦ Defining a Bend Table

◦ Setting Fixed Geometry

◦ Setting Defaults and Parameters

◦ Converting to Sheet metal Parts

• Multiple Bodies in Sheet Metal Parts

◦ About Multiple Bodies in Sheetmetal Design

◦ Operations on Sheet Metal Bodies

• Adding Sheet Metal Walls to a Design