Create Unattached Flat Wall Click the icon, or From Insert pull-down menu, select Sheetmetal Wall -> Unattached -> Flat Pick the FRONT datum plane as sketching plane, and TOP datum pl
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You need to create a Flat Wall base feature with thickness of 0.011
Create Unattached Flat Wall
Click the icon, or
From Insert pull-down menu, select
Sheetmetal Wall -> Unattached -> Flat
Pick the FRONT datum plane as sketching plane, and TOP datum plane as top reference orientation
Sketch the following section,
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Click the v icon, and enter the
thickness of the wall 0.011
Select the OK button
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Create a Bend feature using the Bend, Roll, w/ Transition, Part Bend Tbl, and Inside Rad options
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Click the Create Bend icon or, Insert -> Bend Operation -> Bend
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w OPTIONS Inside Rad -> Done/Return
Pick the front surface of the sheet metal as sketching plane
Regular Okay -> Default
Planar Pick the top edge of sheet metal as additional reference
Done
Quit
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First, sketch the bend line as shown in the Figure
Sketch this straight vertical line as the bend
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Create the feature to Both sides of the bend line.
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Menu Manager
w BEND SIDE
Pick Both
Menu Manager
w DIRECTION
Choose Okay when prompted for area to remain fixed
Pick two vertical edges of the narrow
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F1(RIGHT) references
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Reference status
Fully Placed
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Sketch the transition area as shown
Figure Make sure the sketch the line
Click this icon « to continue
Answer [N] when prompted if you
want to define another transition area
&> Do you want to define another transition area? [Y/N
Menu Manager
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&> Specify bend radius using the menu The radius will be 0.16
sờ Enter bending radius 0.16
Click OK
Create an Unbend feature
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Pick the “icon, or Insert -> Bend Operation -> Unbend
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Menu Manager
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Done
Select the left edge of the clip to remain fixed (see Figure), Choose Unbend All from the UNBEND SEL menu and then
Done -> OK
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Use sketch to define wall shape
Change the option from Rectangle to User Defined
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Change the 90° angle to Flat
Pick the bottom front edge as shown below:
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Sketch
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Click Shape tab
Select Sketch
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Placement
Sketch Orientation
Sketch view direction
Reference : Surf:F8(DATUM PLANE)
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Click Sketch
Pick the RIGHT datum plane as additional reference
: Vertex:Edge:FS(WALL SURFACE)
Vertex:Edge:F5(WALL SURFACE) F1(RIGHT)
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Reference status Fully Placed
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Sketch a center line along the axis A_1
or RIGHT datum plane for symmetry
Sketch the wall as
shown in Figure
Click the « icon
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Select the button
Placement | Edge:F8(FLAT_1) |
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Create another wall with the
same
attributes
as the last
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Sketch the section as shown
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Expand the tool option, and select the Create Band
Back icon
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Pick the [Js icon to create a Bend Back feature
Select the same edge to remain fixed as when unbending, and choose Bendback All when prompted
for the bends to bend back
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Menu Manager
w BENDBACKSEL
BendBack Sel
BendBack All
Quit
Done -> OK
Menu Manager Pick the icon to create a Bend
using the Angle -> Regular -> Done
w OPTIONS
Roll Menu Manager
w USE TABLE
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Planar Feat Bend Tbl
Done Done/Return
Part Bend Tbl -> Done/Return
Menu Manager
w RADIUS SIDE
# Pick From List
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Outside Rad
Done/Return
Outside Rad -> Done/Return
Use Pick From List option to select the E2IE3IESIE==1 back surface of the last wall created for
the sketching plane, choose Okay for the
viewing direction, and select Default to orient the part as shown in Figure below
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Select two vertices as additonal references for
sketching (see Figure)
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Vertex:Edge:FS(FLAT_2)
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Select | Use Edge/Offset | Delete
- Reference status
Fully Placed
Sketch the line as shown and align the endpoints to the part vertices
Click the « icon
Choose Okay for the side to create the bend
and Flip -> Okay for the area to
remain fixed
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Enter Value
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w RELIEF
Select Done
Pick a value of 90 for the bend
angle
Done
MỄNM|MANBEET Select Enter Value for entering radius and 0.012 for the
w SEL RADIUS outside radius value
Thickness
Thickness * 2
& Enter bending radius! 0.012
Select the OK button, and bend is created as shown below
& Specify bend radius using the menu
“c2 Create another Bend with the same options and select Use
*w SETUP SKPLN Prev from the SETUP SK PLN menu Make sure to select the
appropriate references for sketching
Setup New
w DIRECTION
Flip
Okay
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® References
F2(TOP)
Surf:F9(FLAT_2)
Surf:F9(FLAT_ 2)
Surf:F9(FLAT_2)
Fully Placed
Sketch the bend line (see Figure) Choose Flip -> Okay for the side to create the bend and Okay for the area to remain fixed Enter a value of 90 for the bend angle and 0.012 for the outside radius value
Note: Flip -> Okay etc depends on your features creation Make sure you read the message and watch the arrow direction before you execute this command
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Create the same Bend on the other side of the clip
Create a Bend with the same options but select the sketching references as shown
in Figure (Sketching plane is the bottom surface of tab located at the bottom) Pick the appropriate references, sketch, and dimension as shown in Figure below, choose Okay for the bend side and Flip for the area to be fixed Enter 90 for the bend angle and 0.012 for the outside bend radius
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Top reference plane
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Add one more bend similar to the last four to
close off this end of the clip Refer to Figure on
the left
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Smooth the sharp corners of your design model by creating rounds on some of the sharp edges
Choose Round from the Insert pull-down menu Create an Edge round on the edges specified in Figure, with a radius value of 0.012
" create rounds
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