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Sheet Metal Variations within a Part Studio
fred_burtt
Member Posts: 11 ✭
Hi,
I am developing a line of sheet metal parts which are all variations of the basic version. They will have different flanges on their various sides, and there will be a fair amount of detail, which means it will be very desirable to copy the original part and modify the sheet metal.
However, it seems to be impossible to copy a sheet metal part without "finishing" it, and there doesn't seem to be a way to return it to sheet metal in order to edit it.
I'd really like to keep a family of designs in a single part studio, since there's going to be a number of part families to contend with.
I modeled two simple variations similar to what I will be developing. Would be nice to not have to start each one from scratch.
Is this possible in OnShape?
.https://cad.onshape.com/documents/8de7a08ad92ddb779bb64d2c/w/1735ce5638061dd825d256d9/e/9af420703ad6989e8d9a354d?renderMode=0&uiState=62cd915f9848d06bcc726c7a
I am developing a line of sheet metal parts which are all variations of the basic version. They will have different flanges on their various sides, and there will be a fair amount of detail, which means it will be very desirable to copy the original part and modify the sheet metal.
However, it seems to be impossible to copy a sheet metal part without "finishing" it, and there doesn't seem to be a way to return it to sheet metal in order to edit it.
I'd really like to keep a family of designs in a single part studio, since there's going to be a number of part families to contend with.
I modeled two simple variations similar to what I will be developing. Would be nice to not have to start each one from scratch.
Is this possible in OnShape?
.https://cad.onshape.com/documents/8de7a08ad92ddb779bb64d2c/w/1735ce5638061dd825d256d9/e/9af420703ad6989e8d9a354d?renderMode=0&uiState=62cd915f9848d06bcc726c7a
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