I'm very new to FreeCAD, and especially new to the Sheet Metal Workbench. I'm not even sure that what I want to do is good engineering practice. I'd like to bend a sheet metal object and measure and place objects on the bent flange in reference to the bent edge. Can this be done?
I've created a simple file to illustrate my issue. In this file, I:
- Created a 10 x 10 object and padded it to 2mm.
- Extruded and bent one of the edges to a 120 degree angle (so it's not in any of the default planes)
- Created a local datum plane on the bent flange
- Created a new sketch on this face and created a circle that I'd like to pocket for a screw hole
Thanks for any suggestion or advice, both on the specific problem, and also on whether the way I'm going about it is a good idea or not.
-Kevin