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Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

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drmacro wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 12:10 pm Here, with Body002 (1mm Pad) if fails:
The forming geometry is not offset-able. The embossed geometry will be a shell object; that's why its surface has to get an offset surface + closing edge faces.
The tool PartDesign Thickness could create these faces to check the geometry, but fails with your Body001, as well.

You have to tweak your embossing geometry until it is offset-able.
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Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

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As I explore more of capabilities I stumbled on an interesting result.

I would think making this result in the real world might take some some interesting engineering (maybe vacuum forming or multi step die?)
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Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

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FBXL5 wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 2:39 pm
The forming geometry is not offset-able. The embossed geometry will be a shell object; that's why its surface has to get an offset surface + closing edge faces.
The tool PartDesign Thickness could create these faces to check the geometry, but fails with your Body001, as well.

You have to tweak your embossing geometry until it is offset-able.
When you say not offset-able, you mean if the forming surface would fail a normal offset (because, for example, an offset would cause two adjacent geometries to consume some or all of each other) then it is not offset-able? :?:
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Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

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drmacro wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 2:46 pm When you say not offset-able, you mean if the forming surface would fail a normal offset (because, for example, an offset would cause two adjacent geometries to consume some or all of each other) then it is not offset-able?
I think you put it right.

My problem is my limited vocabulary e.g. the repetition of words where synonyms could make my thoughts clearer. I use the words I picked up from the wiki (that bit you wrote?) and try to find analogies which could lead to false friends. But I'm here to improve.

My mother tongue is German and I didn't have to talk sheet metal in English before; and I would be glad to get feedback if I'm talking bullshit without knowing.
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Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

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FBXL5 wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 7:52 pm

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My mother tongue is German and I didn't have to talk sheet metal in English before; and I would be glad to get feedback if I'm talking bullshit without knowing.
Well, what German I knew has not been used for 40 years! So, I think your English is probably better than my German :D

Glad to help of I can.
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Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

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Hi All

Re: Sheet Metal Forming Tool
1st thanks to the forum users below who helped point me in the right direction..
FBXL5
papyblaise
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jaisejames
I've uploaded a really crappy video because it's quite hard to get your head around the way this tool works..
sorry in advance for closing and reopening the 2nd profile sketch , there is a bug where you cannot see the sheet metal behind it, closing and reopening the sketch fixes this.. I hope this helps someone...
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Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

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I think we should add a Nota Bene at the end of the "Forming" wiki: the use of Forming prohibits Unfold
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Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

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Yes definitely
And always do forming as last operation so you can switch off the form and flatten sheet metal..
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Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

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Below option is to unfold sheet-metal by suppressing forming feature [Hoping/expecting that it will be last feature in tree view. so top naming issue will not be there].

"DataSuppress Feature (Bool): "Suppress Forming Feature". Default value is false."
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Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

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Since there is no two solid supported in Part design, tool is to be shape binder & applied forming.
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