3DEXPERIENCE CATIA 2022x: Sheet Metal Design
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When the Sheet Metal Design app is first activated, sheet metal
parameters should be defined, as shown in Figure 1–7. Sheet
metal parameters define the default bend radius, bend thickness,
bend relief, and bend allowance. Once these parameters have
been defined, feature creation can begin.
Figure 1–7
The first feature created in any sheet metal model is called the
first wall, or primary wall. It is always created from a sketched
profile and can be created using the Profile, Extrude, Hopper, or
Rolled Wall operations.
The first wall becomes the fixed wall during an unfolding
operation and therefore determines the orientation of the
flattened part. If the first wall includes a bend, the first sketched
edge defines the wall that is fixed during flattening. First walls
can be as simple as a singular flat wall or made more complex to
include several walls. Figure 1–8 shows a first wall that was
created using the Wall operation.
Figure 1–8
Step 1 - Assign the material parameters.
Step 2 - Create the first wall.
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