Operations on Sheet Metal Bodies
To perform body operations on sheet metal bodies, you can access the Body group commands and the Operations group commands from the Sheetmetal tab.
Boolean Operations on Sheet Metal Bodies
When a sheet metal part contains more than on sheet metal body, you can use the Boolean operations to perform geometric operations. You can select a Boolean operation from the Sheetmetal tab to perform the following operations:
• Merge—Combines the geometry of two or more sheet metal bodies into one body. The resulting geometry remains in the body to modify. The modifying bodies become consumed bodies.
When you merge sheet metal bodies, bends must be in the formed state.
You cannot keep the modifying bodies when you merge sheet metal bodies.
• Intersect—Keeps the geometry that is shared by two or more sheet metal bodies. The resulting geometry remains in the body to modify. The modifying bodies become consumed bodies.
• Subtract—Removes the geometry of one sheet metal body from one or more sheet metal bodies. The modifying body becomes a consumed body.
Limitations of sheet metal Boolean operations:
• You can only merge sheet metal bodies with the same thickness.
• You cannot merge a sheet metal body and a solid body.
• You cannot remove the last sheet metal body.
Splitting Sheet Metal Bodies
You can split or trim a sheet metal body. When you split a sheet metal body, the thickness parameter in the new body is copied from the original body and is locked.
Creating New Sheet Metal Bodies
Use the Body dialog box.
1. Click 
New Body.
New Body.2. Select 
Sheet metal.
Sheet metal.3. Optionally, type a name for the body to replace the automatically generated name.
4. To link the new body’s preferences to the part preferences, select the Link to part check box.
5. Click OK. A new, empty, sheet metal body is added to the part.
Removing a Sheet Metal Body
You cannot remove the last sheet metal body from the part.
1. Click the arrow next to Body and select 
Remove Body. The Remove Body tab opens.
Remove Body. The Remove Body tab opens.2. Select the body to remove.
3. Click 
OK. The removed body becomes consumed in the Model Tree.
OK. The removed body becomes consumed in the Model Tree.Copying a Sheet Metal Body
You can copy and paste a sheet metal body. The thickness parameter in the new body is copied from the original body and is locked.