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Sheet Metal Extrude Cut

Sheet Metal Extrude Cut

Sheet Metal Extrude Cut

(OP)
When trying to extrude-cut some stenciled-in words out of sheet metal, the cut never actually happens.  Instead of going all the way through, it looks like the sketch is just on the surface.  Any ideas?

SolidWorks 2006 SP4.0
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 2002 SP2
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.80 GHz
2.00 GB of RAM

Mark Szelistowski
Altec Industries
Burnsville, NC

RE: Sheet Metal Extrude Cut

I'm not showing any issue doing what you ask.  You will have a problem if you don't use a stencil-type font, however.  Sheet metal parts don't play nicely with multiple bodies.  Also, are you sure you have the depth of cut set to Through All?

Dan

www.eltronresearch.com

RE: Sheet Metal Extrude Cut

(OP)
Yeah, I figured it out.  The person who originally designed the part didn't use the front plane for his sketch so it wasn't showing up when I extruded it backwards.  Thanks for your help.

SolidWorks 2006 SP4.0
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 2002 SP2
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.80 GHz
2.00 GB of RAM

Mark Szelistowski
Altec Industries
Burnsville, NC

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