Tongue & Grooves in sheet metal
Tongue & Grooves in sheet metal
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I'm an recovering AutoCAD user so bare with me.
In solidwords, I have my sketch which I've extruded, then inserted bend - converting it to sheet metal. The flatten works exactly how I want it to.
At this point how can I a tongue all around the outside edge of the part.
My sheet metal is .118" thick and I want a tongue around it at .060"thick by .060" wide. As if a table saw added the tongue when the piece was flat and so it's still there when I unflatten it?
Hope that made sense.
In solidwords, I have my sketch which I've extruded, then inserted bend - converting it to sheet metal. The flatten works exactly how I want it to.
At this point how can I a tongue all around the outside edge of the part.
My sheet metal is .118" thick and I want a tongue around it at .060"thick by .060" wide. As if a table saw added the tongue when the piece was flat and so it's still there when I unflatten it?
Hope that made sense.






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RE: Tongue & Grooves in sheet metal
Here's what I'm trying to get.. and if I insert bend half my part disapears.
http://www.toolless.com/SW/c-want.jpg
If I dont have the tounge I can add the bends and fold just fine..
http://www.toolless.com/SW/C-bent.JPG
If I unfold that and add my tounge.. like this,
http://www.toolless.com/SW/C-flat.JPG
it wont let me fold it back up.
Now, I'm just doing an extruded cut to created the toungs, maybe thats my problem.
Thanks for you help.
I havent even started to think about the grooves.
RE: Tongue & Grooves in sheet metal
Any variations in thickness have to be created using normal SW features ... after & outside of the Sheet Metal scope of features.
As you have experienced, once the machined features are added the part is no longer a "true" sheet metal part & cannot be flattened unless the machined features are suppressed.
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RE: Tongue & Grooves in sheet metal
RE: Tongue & Grooves in sheet metal
I definitely understand you frustration though.
RE: Tongue & Grooves in sheet metal
RE: Tongue & Grooves in sheet metal
You should have 2 configs, 1 formed, 1 flat.
Finally, add your rabbet cut BOTH the flat AND the formed config.
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RE: Tongue & Grooves in sheet metal
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