Sheet Metal

Hi, Is it possible to convert the flattened sheet metal pattern into a new solid part? I've use the feature to create the net of a shape for a fan duct, and I want to be able to 3D print the result (at .6mm thick) and fold it up. However I'd like to add a couple off internal tabs for alignment which would be printed in…

I have a roughly cubic sheet metal model (with no top or bottom) which I have added flanges to the bottom side, but can't add them to the top. I get the error: "Cannot create flange on an edge that is a joint, fillet, chamfer, or internal to the sheet metal model" I'm sure I have done one of these things but I cant see any…

-Link to feature up front- A long time ago in the distant year of late 2024 our sheet metal obsessed production company was evaluating our CAD options and found ourselves checking out Onshape as an alternative to our old licenses of Solidworks. There were two main barriers in the way of our adoption, support for sheet…

This is a strange application but for a project I'm looking at getting sheet metal cut on a router to be bent, but it has shallow recesses for plates to be located and welded on afterwards. I have played around with the finish sheet metal model tool, however these changes don't propagate to the drawing as they were after…

I am designing a bunch of ductwork parts for 24ga sheet metal for hand assembly (not welded), and I can't figure out how to add seam allowances for something like a Pittsburgh seam. In a flat layout, I'd just add 1" on one side of the rip joint for the pitt and 1/4" on the other side of the rip for the flange. But when the…

I have a sheet metal and did some corner breaks. But somehow only one edge is not resolving, even if the same geometry on the other side works as expected. Can someone maybe help me find what the real issue is here? The same issue happens also when I use fillet instead of corner breaks… The underlying geometry is very…

-Link to feature up front- You ever find yourself yourself working on sheet metal parts and get to the very end of a build, go to send your parts out for fabrication and only realize at the last minute that your flat patterns are too big to fit on the laser bed? Then have to hack and cut to pieces the final product with…

I have a feature that contains an option which allows the user to copy the flat pattern of a sheet metal part into the standard part studio editing space. The problem I have been having is, any time the part studio is edited and a new feature is added or removed which interacts with the parent sheet metal body, the flat…

-Link to feature up front- If you're a producer of sheet metal parts, or design your parts for sheet metal production, there's a strong possibility that your manufacturing pipeline is catered towards hard flat flanges with edges parallel to the bends because that's what the manufacturing process favors. This manufacturing…

Hi, Just a plain question here. I created a configuration Part Studio, and import many variants in one subassembly. What is the most approachable way to export all the sheet metal parts flat pattern to DWG's? We're talking about around 50-150 instances of one configuration with 2 sheet metal parts, every week. Thanks in…