Create Sheet Metal Seams

You use sketch commands to create a profile for a base face or an initial contour flange.

Create sheet metal seams.

1 make a planer 2mm 2 create a flange 1 manipulated in the sketch option so i have two bends 3 create a new flange 2 with a chain. Select a model edge on each of two adjacent sheet metal faces. With a single tool create both sharp creases and soft curves along the edges of sheet metal. The type of seam used depends largely on the application.

Hemming and seaming are two similar metalworking processes in which a sheet metal edge is rolled over onto itself. 2 57 is one of the most widely used methods for joining light and medium gauge sheet metal. Use 1 8 markings to set up precise bends. You can see in the blue circle that the corner is not nice 4 create a new flange 3.

The grooved seam joint fig. Accept the default seam type or select another of the three seam types. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner seam. You can create sheet metal parts in several ways.

Also known as edge rollers these tools slide back and forth along edges to create even bends. It consists of two folded edges that are locked together with a hand groover fig. Create corner seam between sheet metal faces. Create seams between faces that intersect or are coplanar.

Unlike benchtop sheet metal tools these shapers are portable so they re often used on site by roofers. Hemming is the process in which the edge is rolled flush to itself while a seam joins the edges of two materials. Create seams between faces that intersect or are coplanar. Create corner seam between sheet metal faces.

The template uses your settings for material thickness bend radius and corner relief. Hems are commonly used to reinforce an edge hide burrs and rough edges and improve appearance. A variety of seams are used to connect pieces of sheet metal in construction auto body creation and fine art sculpture. Select a model edge on each of two adjacent sheet metal faces.

Create a sheet metal part using the sheet metal template. Accept the default seam type or select another of the three seam types. Some seams are created entirely by machine or in a metal shop while others are made to snap together without requiring welding or soldering on site.