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Multibody Parts in Sheetmetal Design
Multiple bodies are supported in Sheetmetal Design.
User Interface Location: When working in Sheetmetal, right-click a body.
Release: Creo Parametric 7.0.0.0
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What is the benefit of this enhancement?
In Creo Parametric 7.0.0.0, a multibody part in the Sheetmetal environment can contain the following:
A single body of the category Sheet Metal
Multiple bodies of the category Basic Solid
You can work with a sheet metal body in the context of other bodies.
New and enhanced capabilities for Sheetmetal that are related to multibody design include the following:
Convert a selected single Basic Solid body to a Sheet Metal body
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During this operation the regular part is converted to a sheet metal part.
In addition to the Model tab there is a Sheetmetal tab. New and existing commands dedicated to interacting with sheet metal and solid bodies are provided in the Sheetmetal tab and the Model tab.
Use external Copy Geometry to insert bodies of the type Basic Solid. In addition, you can select the Follow Surface check box so that inserted bodies follow the Bend and Unbend operations on the sheet metal body
Use the Boolean operation, Subtract, to subtract geometry of the selected Basic Solid bodies from the sheet metal body.
Unfold and flatten operations only apply to geometry in the sheet metal body.
It is easier and there is more flexibility when designing assemblies that are driven in the same context. This reduces complexity by avoiding external or circular referencing. You have the freedom to define space claim and to detail the derived parts.
Additional Information
Find additional information about multibody models, including configuration options and some limitations, in Part Modeling and other sections of the Help.
Tips:
None.
Limitations:
Limitations apply for the insert hardware use case because there is no dedicated support for a Windchill connected environment relating to the management of WTparts and Bills of Material (BOMs)
Use of data sharing features such external Copy Geometry, Merge/Inheritance and so on, and Update Control, requires appropriate licenses.
Does this replace existing functionality?
No.