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Adjust Sheet Metal Rip from Edge Joint to Butt Joint

daniel_pinto240
daniel_pinto240 Member Posts: 6 PRO
in Community Support
I want the top sheet metal surface of this part to meet the side faces in a butt joint style, but the sheet metal command has no option to do this, and the Joint command is not allowed on previously created joints.
Grrr. I can do it with an extrude, but then it doesn't show up in the flat pattern. Any tips? 

You can see my failed joint, and my $hi77y extrude.


Best Answer

  • eric_pesty
    eric_pesty Member, pcbaevp Posts: 2,818 PRO
    edited February 2024 Answer ✓
    daniel_pinto240 said:
    I want the top sheet metal surface of this part to meet the side faces in a butt joint style, but the sheet metal command has no option to do this, and the Joint command is not allowed on previously created joints.
    Grrr. I can do it with an extrude, but then it doesn't show up in the flat pattern. Any tips? 

    You can see my failed joint, and my $hi77y extrude.


    Open the bend table on the right, this is where you can change existing joints between rip/but and other but direction:



    If for some reason that doesn't work, move face is the best alternate way to achieve this. I suggest playing with the move face in sheet metal, it works really well...

Answers

  • matthew_stacy
    matthew_stacy Member Posts: 489 PRO
    @daniel_pinto240, make your document public and share the URL if you want folks to assist.
  • daniel_pinto240
    daniel_pinto240 Member Posts: 6 PRO
    Unfortunately this part is in a larger document that contains propriotery client information. I wish I could!
  • wayne_sauder
    wayne_sauder Member, csevp Posts: 669 PRO
    @daniel_pinto240
     I wish there was a cleaner way to do this but the best method I found is the move-face command. You will need to leave a small gap between faces to get the sheet metal tools to unfold correctly.
     I would start by pushing the face you want underneath back 2 to 5 thousandths then you should be able to pull the other face overtop.   
  • eric_pesty
    eric_pesty Member, pcbaevp Posts: 2,818 PRO
    edited February 2024 Answer ✓
    daniel_pinto240 said:
    I want the top sheet metal surface of this part to meet the side faces in a butt joint style, but the sheet metal command has no option to do this, and the Joint command is not allowed on previously created joints.
    Grrr. I can do it with an extrude, but then it doesn't show up in the flat pattern. Any tips? 

    You can see my failed joint, and my $hi77y extrude.


    Open the bend table on the right, this is where you can change existing joints between rip/but and other but direction:



    If for some reason that doesn't work, move face is the best alternate way to achieve this. I suggest playing with the move face in sheet metal, it works really well...
  • daniel_pinto240
    daniel_pinto240 Member Posts: 6 PRO
    @eric_pesty That was staring me right in the face and I didn't see it. Thank you so much that is what I needed to learn and it worked well for me. Thank you!

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