Sheetmetal
Sheetmetal Design Overview
Using Sheetmetal Design
About Sheet Metal Parts and Features
About Multiple Bodies in Sheetmetal Design
To Create a Sheet Metal Part
Sheet Metal Feature Order and References
About the Sheetmetal Design User Interface
Setting Up Sheetmetal Design
About Sheetmetal Design Properties
About Sheet Metal Parameters
To Save and Retrieve Sheetmetal Design Settings
About the Sheetmetal Design Environment
To Customize the Sheetmetal Design Environment
About Accuracy in Sheetmetal Design
Bend Allowance
About Bend Allowance Settings
To Change Bend Allowance Settings
About Bend Allowance and Developed Length
About Y Factor and K Factor
Setting the Value of Y Factor and K Factor
To Display Features Using a Specific Bend Allowance
Bend Tables
About Bend Tables
To Copy or Delete a Bend Table
To Assign or Unassign a Bend Table
To Edit a Bend Table
To Define a New Bend Table for a Part
To Display an Assigned Bend Table
Example: Bend Table
Bends
About Bend Settings
To Change Bend Settings
Relief
About Relief Settings
To Change Default Relief Settings
Seam
About Seam Settings
To Change Seam Settings
Miter Cuts
About Miter Cut Settings
To Change Miter Cut Settings
Fixed Geometry
About Fixed Geometry Settings
To Define a Fixed Geometry Reference
To Display Fixed Geometry Information
Bend Order
About Bend Order Tables
To Create or Edit a Bend Order Sequence
To Display Bend Order Information
To Save a Bend Order Table
To Print a Bend Order Table
Example: Bend Order Table
Design Rules
About Design Rules
To Copy or Delete a Design Rule Table
To Assign or Unassign a Design Rule Table
To Create a New Set of Design Rules
To Display an Assigned Design Rule Table
To Save a Design Rule Table to a Library
To Print a Design Rule Table
Example: Design Rule Table
Flat State Instances (Legacy)
About Legacy Flat State Instances
To Create a Legacy Flat State Instance
To Show a Legacy Flat State Instance
Sheetmetal Design Configuration Options
About Configuring Sheetmetal Design
Configuration Options for Sheetmetal
Designing in Sheetmetal Design
About Designing in Sheetmetal Design
Possible Sheet Metal Design Approach
Converting to a Sheet Metal Part
About Converting to a Sheet Metal Part
To Convert a Solid Part into a Sheet Metal Part
Example: Sheet Metal Convert Operation
About Creating a Conversion Feature
About Converting from a Sheet Metal Part to a Solid Part
Creating and Modifying Walls
About Creating and Modifying Walls
About the Thicken Tool in Sketcher
To Use the Thicken Tool in Sketcher
About the Divide Surface Feature in Sheet Metal
Creating Walls
About Creating Walls
Planar Walls
About Planar Walls
About the Planar Wall User Interface
To Create a Planar Wall
Extruded Walls
About the Extrude Tool in Sheetmetal Design
About the Extrude User Interface for Sheetmetal Design
About the Extruded Cut User Interface for Sheetmetal Design
To Create an Unattached Extruded Wall
Revolved Walls
About the Revolve Tool in Sheetmetal Design
To Create a Revolved Wall
Boundary Blend Walls
About the Boundary Blend Tool in Sheetmetal Design
To Create a Boundary Blend Wall
Swept Blend Walls
About the Swept Blend Tool in Sheetmetal Design
To Create a Swept Blend Wall
Swept Walls
About the Sweep Tool in Sheetmetal Design
To Create a Swept Wall
Helical Swept Walls
About the Helical Sweep Tool in Sheetmetal Design
To Create a Helical Swept Wall
Blend Walls
About the Blend Wall Tools in Sheetmetal Design
To Create a Parallel Blend Wall with Regular Sections
To Create a Rotated Blend Wall
Attached Walls
Attached Flat and Flange Walls
About Attached Flat and Flange Walls
About Applying Offset Edge
About the Attached Flat Wall User Interface
To Create Attached Flat Walls
To Redefine Relief for an Attached Flat Wall
About Flipping the Angle of Flat Walls
About Standard Flange Wall Shapes
Difference between Extruded and Swept Flange Walls
About the Flange Wall User Interface
Defining Edges for a Swept Flange Wall
To Create a Flange Wall
To Redefine Swept and Extruded Flange Walls
To Redefine Relief for a Flange Wall
About Flipping the Profile of Flange Walls
About Corner Treatment
Narrowing Corners between Intersecting Walls
About Miter Cuts
To Add a Miter Cut
Working with User-defined Wall Shapes
About User-defined Wall Shapes
About the Sketch Window
To Create a User-defined Wall Shape
To Save a User-defined Wall Shape
Twist Walls
About Twist Walls
To Create a Twist Wall
Modifying Walls
About Modifying Walls
Adding Wall Relief
About Wall Relief
Corner Relief
About Corner Relief
About the Corner Relief User Interface
To Create Corner Relief
To Show or Hide Corner Relief Notes
Feature Operations
Tip: Mirroring or Moving Flat and Flange Walls
Tip: Patterning Flat and Flange Walls
Rounding Sharp Edges
About Rounding Sharp Edges
About the Edge Bend User Interface
To Round a Sharp Edge
Ripping Material
About Ripping Material
About the Edge Rip User Interface
To Create an Edge Rip
About the Surface Rip User Interface
To Create a Surface Rip
About the Sketched Rip User Interface
To Create a Sketched Rip
Example: Excluded Surfaces for a Sketched Rip
About Rip Connects
About the Rip Connect User Interface
To Create a Rip Connect
Extending Walls
About the Extend Tool in Sheetmetal Design
About the Extend User Interface
To Extend a Wall
Example: Types of Extension
Joining Walls
About Joining Walls
To Join Walls
Example: Types of Joined Walls
Merging Walls
About Merging Walls
To Merge Walls
Offseting Walls
About the Offset Tool in Sheetmetal Design
To Create an Offset Wall
Splitting Areas
About Splitting Areas
About the Split Area User Interface
To Split an Area
Example: Flip Split Direction
Example: Flip Projection Direction
Creating Sheet Metal Cuts
About Sheet Metal Cuts
To Create a Sheet Metal Cut
About Cuts and Datum Axes
Projecting Datum Curves
Bending, Unbending, Bending Back Walls
About Bending, Unbending, and Bending Back Walls
Bending Walls
About Bending Walls
About the Bend User Interface
To Create a Bend by Offsetting a Bend Line or an Edge
To Create a Bend with a Surface Reference
About Transition Areas
To Add a Transition Area while Creating a Bend
To Change the Developed Length
About Bend Radius
About Bend Relief
About Bend Lines
Planar Bends
About Planar Bends
To Create a Planar Bend
Bend Notes
About Bend Notes
Example: Descriptions of Bend Notes
To Customize Bend Notes
About Annotation Plane for Bend Notes
To Define Annotation Orientation by Plane or Named Orientation
Unbending Walls
About Unbending Walls
About the Unbend User Interface
To Unbend Walls
Guidelines for Unbending a Part
Example: Unbend All and Unbend Select
About Deformation Areas
Using Split Area Features to Define Deformation Areas
Working with Two or More Distinct Pieces
About Punch Axis Points
To Create a Punch Axis Point
About Coordinate Systems Following Surfaces with Bends and Unbends
About Copy Geometry Features Following Surfaces with Bends and Unbends
Tip: Using Unbend and Bend Back
Transitional Unbends
About Transitional Unbends
To Create a Transitional Unbend
Cross Section Driven Unbends
About Cross Section Driven Unbends
To Create a Cross Section Driven Unbend
Bending Back Walls
About Bending Back Walls
About the Bend Back User Interface
To Bend Back Walls
Example: Setting Bend Control
Using Forms
About Punch Forms and Die Forms
About the Punch and Die Form User Interface
To Place a Punch or Die Form Using a Coordinate System
To Place a Punch or Die Form Using Interfaces
To Place a Punch or Die Form without Predefined Constraints
About the Quilt Form User Interface
To Use a Quilt or a Solid Body to Create a Punch
About the Sketched Form User Interface
To Use a Sketch to Create a Punch
To Use a Sketch to Create a Piercing
Forms with Hollows
Tip: Creating Punch and Die Reference Parts
To Annotate a Form
Flattening Forms
About Flattening Forms
About the Flatten Form User Interface
To Flatten a Form Feature
About Stamping and Unstamping Edges
To Unstamp Edges
Using Notches and Punches
About Notches and Punches
About Skipped References
Defining Skipped References
To Create a Notch or Punch UDF
To Place a Punch UDF
To Place a Notch UDF
Tip: Creating and Using Notches and Punches
Inheritance
About Sheet Metal Inheritance Features
Inheritance Features in Sheetmetal Design
Using Flexible Modeling to Edit Sheet Metal Features
About Using Flexible Modeling to Edit Sheet Metal Parts
About Using Flexible Modeling Tools on Sheet Metal Parts
About the Creo Flexible Modeling User Interface for Sheet Metal Parts
About Design Objects
About the Design Objects Tree
To Set the Display of Items in the Design Objects Tree
About Selection in Creo Flexible Modeling
Recognizing Sheet Metal Features
About Recognizing Sheet Metal Design Objects
To Recognize Geometry of Sheet Metal Design Objects
To Recognize Geometry as Not Sheet Metal Design Objects
Editing Sheet Metal Design Objects
About Editing Sheet Metal Design Objects
Pulling Walls
Editing Bends
Editing Bend Reliefs
Editing Corner Reliefs
Editing Corner Seams
Preparing for Manufacture
About Preparing for Manufacture
Reports
About Reports
To Access Text Reports
Example: Reports in Text Format
To Access HTML Reports
Example: Reports in HTML Format
Flat Pattern
About Flat Patterns
To Create a Flat Pattern
About the Flat Pattern Preview Window
About Creating Flat Pattern Instances
About Flat Pattern Representations
Detailing Your Sheetmetal Design
About Detailing a Sheet Metal Design
Example: Multi-model Sheet Metal Drawing
To Show a Bend Order Table in a Drawing
To Replace a Drawing View
Glossary
Glossary for Sheetmetal Design
Creo NC Sheetmetal
Creo NC Sheetmetal Overview
Using Creo NC Sheetmetal
About Creo NC Sheetmetal
To Enter Manufacturing Mode
Configuring for Creo NC Sheetmetal
About Configuration File Options
pro_mf_clamp_dir
Model Tree
About the Model Tree
To Display Parent/Child Relationships in the Model Tree
To Display NC Features in the Model Tree
Manufacturing Model
About Manufacturing Model
About Creating a Sheet Metal Manufacturing Model
To Create a New Manufacturing Model
Using Assembly Commands
Design Model
To Retrieve an Existing Manufacturing Model
To Modify a Manufacturing Model
To Regenerate a Manufacturing Model
To Change the Coordinate System
To Change the Units of a Manufacturing Model
To Define a Manufacturing UDF
To Place a Previously Defined Group in Another Manufacturing Model
Manufacturing Process
About the Manufacturing Process
About SMT MFG MACHINING
To Create a New Workcell
To Retrieve a Workcell
To Modify, Redefine or Delete Workcells
To Modify an Existing Cell
To Save a Workcell
Saving/Retrieving Workcells
To Change a Pattern of Cells
Group Operations and Workcells
To Specify Comments for an Operation or NC Sequence
Sheet Metal Manufacturing Populate
About Sheet Metal Manufacturing Populate
To Populate NC Sequences
To Order NC Sequences
To Subroutine NC Sequences
Manufacturing Information
About Manufacturing Information
Bill of Materials
To Create a Report
To Include Pre and Post Machining Files
Turret Manager
About Turret Manager
About Station Manager Within Turret Manager
About Tool Manager Within Turret Manager
About Tool Holder Within Turret Manager
Tool Setup
About Tool Setup
Tool Types
Standard Punch Tool Shapes
To Create a New Tool
To Edit a Tool
To Save Tools
To Retrieve Tools
To Delete a Tool
Tool Parameters
Tool Library
Using Library Parts
Tool Path
About Tool Path
To Display the Tool Path
To Adjust the Tool Path
To Optimize the Tool Path Manually
When the Tool Path Will and Will Not Be Recomputed
Machine Zones and Clamps
About Machine Zones and Clamps
CL Output
To Define Machine Zones
Creating Clamps
To Create a Clamp
To Create a Reposition Pad
To Create a Cosmetic Section
Nesting
About Nesting Reference Models
To Create an MFG Model
To Reference Parts from Existing MFG Models
To Load and Set Parts
To Define a New Cell
To Retrieve a Setup File
To Set the Workpiece Size
To Modify Automation Options
To Generate Nesting Information
Autonesting
About Autonesting
To Set Autonesting Defaults
Part Order Control
About Part Order Control
To Control Part Nesting Order
To Control the Priority Weight
NC Sequencing
About NC Sequences
To Create a Reference Manufacturing Pattern
About Auto Tool NC Sequences
About Manufacturing User-Defined Features (Groups)
About Auxiliary NC Sequences
To Create an Auxiliary NC Sequence
Modifying NC Sequences
About Modifying NC Sequences
To Redefine NC Sequences
To Reorder NC Sequences
To Pattern an NC Sequence
To Reorder Sequences
To Reorder Sets
Operations
About Operations
To Activate an Operation
NC Post-Processing
About NC Post Processing
Execution of the Post-Processor
Post Processor Verbose Window Display
NC Post-Processors of Sheet Metal Manufacturing
Post-Processor Error Messages
Error File Utility
To Generate an MCD File
Post-Processing Deliverables
Output NC Program Data
Output NC Program Listing
Identification Page
The NC Control Tape Listing
Summary Data
External Post Processors
About External Post-Processors
CAM-POST
CAM-POST Post-Processor Set Up
Generating CAM-POST MCD files
Direct External Post-Processing with CAM-POST
NC-Check
About the NC Check Process
To Run NC Check When You Create an NC Sequence
To Run NC Check After You Create an NC Sequence
Press Punch NC Sequences
To Create a Form NC Sequence
To Specify Overhang Points
To Select Edges and Specify Check Edges
Nibbling NC Sequences
About Nibble Area NC Sequences
To Create a Nibble Area NC Sequence
About Nibble Edge NC Sequences
To Create a Nibble Edge NC Sequence
About Multiple Tool Nibbling
Autonibbling
About Autonibbling
To Create an Autonibbling Sequence
Punch NC Sequences
About Punch NC Sequences
To Create a Punch NC Sequence by Referencing Datum Points
To Create a Punch NC Sequence by Referencing Tool Shape
To Create a Punch NC Sequence by Referencing Punch Features
Contouring NC Sequences
About Contouring
To Create a Contouring NC Sequence
To Add a Corner Condition for a Contouring NC Sequence
To Specify the Approach and Exit Motion
To Specify Shakeaway Points
Dimension Patterns
Reference Patterns
Autocontouring
About Autocontouring
To Create an Autocontouring Sequence
To Specify Cutter Compensation
Shear NC Sequence
About Shear NC Sequences
To Create a Shear NC Sequence
Slitting NC Sequences
About Slitting NC Sequences
To Create a Slitting NC Sequence
Manufacturing Parameters
Setting Parameters
To Initialize the NC Sequence Parameters
Parameter Inheritance
Modifying the NC Sequence Parameters
To Include a Parameter in a Relation
To Set or Modify NC Sequence Parameters
Shear Specific Parameters
Punch Specific Parameters
Contouring Specific Parameters
Nibble Area Specific Parameters
Nibble Edge Specific Parameters
Form Specific Parameters
Using Parameters in Relations
Parameters Library
Workcell Parameters
Common Parameters
About Common Parameters
Name
Cut Options
Cut Params
Machine
CL Output and Menus
CL Commands
About CL Commands
To Find a CL Command
To Insert a New CL Command
Supported CL Data Commands
To Delete a CL Command
To Modify a User-Defined CL Command
CL Data Files
About CL Data Files
To Save CL Data to a File
To View CL Data Files
To Convert CL Files
To Use Search in a CL Data File
To Input a CL Data File and Display the Tool Path
To Output CL Data with Rotation or Translation
Miscellaneous CL Output Information
About PPRINT Setup
To Set Up a PPRINT Table
To Copy an Existing CL Command to a New Location
To Change the CL Display Status
Automation Data Files
About Automation Data Files
Automated Data File Headings and Variables
Example: Sheet Metal Automation Data Files
Interactive Path Control
About Optimizing the Operation Tool Path
To Manipulate Optimization Sets
To Create an Optimization Set
To Specify Rules for Automatic Optimization of a Set
To Create or Redefine an Operation
CL Command Syntax Menus
About CL Command Syntax Menus
Creating Definition Files
To Customize Your Syntax Menus
To Change Feed Rate at Some Point Along the Tool Path
Naming Conventions
Naming Conventions
Glossary
Glossary for Creo NC Sheetmetal
Sheetmetal
Glossary for Creo NC Sheetmetal