To Create a Planar Wall
1. Click Sheetmetal > Planar. The Planar tab opens.
2. The References tab is open by default.
Click Define. The Sketch dialog box opens. Select sketch references and click Sketch.
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To break the association between a sketch feature and the wall sketch, click Unlink. For more information about external sketches, search the Help Center.
4. Create a closed loop sketch and click OK to accept the sketch.
5. The thickness of a first wall can be changed only when the body is not linked to the part. To change the side the thickness is added, click .
6. To set options for merging an additional wall to the body, click Options. The Options tab opens.
To set options for merging an additional wall to the body, set the options below:
Select Merge to body to merge the wall to an existing wall in the body. You now have the option to keep the edges of merged geometry and edges of bend surfaces. This option is not available for a first wall.
Select Do not merge to body to keep the new geometry as a disjoint volume. You now have the option to flip the driving surface of the sheet metal.
7. To create the new wall as a new body or to add the new wall to a different body, click Body Options. The Body Options tab opens.
To create a new body, select the Create new body check box. A new body is created.
Click Link to part to link the preferences of the new body to the part preferences.
To add the new wall to a different, existing body, select the body in the Model Tree or graphics window. The name updates in the body collector.
8. Click .
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