mitred corners-sheet metal
mitred corners-sheet metal
(OP)
I have not been able to use the mitred corners command because I can not get a tight enough gap. We used to use CadKey for drawing our sheet metal parts and drew our corners in with a .015"-.030" gap. I cannot get any tighter than .060"-.070" with the mitred corners tool. Any ideas?






RE: mitred corners-sheet metal
Charley Leonard
CSWP
www.2Dto3D.com
RE: mitred corners-sheet metal
In the miter flange dialog box, choose the flange position option to control the dimension from the inside of the flange (the middle box). Then change The dimensions of your base flange, subtracting twice your material thickness (if your flange is on both sides of the part, as yours is). If you want, you can do this with equations so that if the material thickness changes in the future, the outside dimension of the part will stay the same. In your case, Brooke, those equations are as follows:
"D1@Sketch1" = 20.485-(2*"Thickness@Sheet-Metal1")
"D2@Sketch1"=12.917-(2*"Thickness@Sheet-Metal1")
I have updated the part you sent me as above and am sending it back to you.
Hope that helps.
Charley Leonard
CSWP
www.2Dto3D.com
RE: mitred corners-sheet metal
Brooke, I'm resending the file. Here are the equations I forgot:
"D2@Sketch18" = .625-(2*"Thickness@Sheet-Metal1")
"D1@Sketch18" = .7-(2*"Thickness@Sheet-Metal1")
Charley Leonard
CSWP
www.2Dto3D.com
RE: mitred corners-sheet metal
"D2@Sketch18" = .625-(2*"Thickness@Sheet-Metal1")
should be
"D2@Sketch18" = .625-"Thickness@Sheet-Metal1"
because in this case you only need to subtract one time the thickness. Sorry
Charley Leonard
CSWP
www.2Dto3D.com
RE: mitred corners-sheet metal
Thanks!