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1 SheetmetaldesignPublicationNumberspse015 46 SheetmetaldesignPublicationNumberspse015 46 ProprietaryandrestrictedrightsnoticeThis softwareandrelateddocumentationarepropri etarytoSiemensProductLifecycleManagement SoftwareInc. , ,pasting, (SolidEdgeOptionsdialogbox).. spse01510 Sketching spse01515 Constructingbasefeatures spse01520 Movingandrotatingfaces spse01525 Workingwithfacerelationships spse01530 Constructingtreatmentfeatures spse01535 Constructingproceduralfeatures spse01536 Modelingsynchronousandorderedfeatures spse01540 Modelingassemblies spse01541 Explode-Render-Animate spse01545 Creatingdetaileddrawings spse01546 Sheetmetaldesign spse01550 Practicingyourskillswithprojects spse01560 ModelingaPartUsingSurfaces spse01610 SolidEdgeframedesign spse01640 Assemblypatterning spse01645 Assemblysystemslibraries spse01650 Workingwithlargeassemblies spse01655 Revisingassemblies spse01660 Assemblyreports spse01665 Replacingpartsinanassemblyspse01546 SolidEdgesheetmetaldesign1-1 Lesson1 Introduction spse01670 Designinginthecontextofanassembly spse01675 Assemblyfeatures spse01680 Inspectingassemblies spse01685 Alternateassemblies spse01690 Virtualcomponentsinassemblies spse01695 XpresRoute(tubing)

2 Spse01696 CreatingaWireHarnesswithHarnessDesign spse01424 , ,youwillbeableto: Setparametersforsheetmetal,suchasbendrad iusandmaterialthickness. Placeandmanipulateflangesandbends. Specifysheetmetaltreatmentsandcornerpara meters. Placeholes,cutouts,dimples,louvers,beads ,gussets. Modifygeometryusingliverulesforsynchrono usdesign. ,butinthemanufacturingprocess, ,whilethisstretchingmaybenegligibleinthe finalpositioningofthefeature, ,calculationsaremadeusingastandardbendfo rmula, , :Deformationfeaturessuchasdimples,drawnc utouts,louvers,beads,gussets, , ,paralleltothelayerface,tomanipulatethes izeoftheplate.(1)PrimaryAxis:Usedtomoveo rrotatethethicknessface.(2)Origin(3) , ,materialandmechanicalpropertiesforthema terialsuchasfacestyle,fillstyle,density, coefficientofthermalexpansion, : Create,edit,anddeletematerialpropertyset swhicharestoredinthemateriallibraryprope rtyfile, Assignanexistingmaterialtothecurrentdocu ment. ,placethepartinanassembly,rendertheassem blywithAdvancedRendering,createapartslis tonadrawing,defineabillofmaterials, ,youalsousethematerialtabletodefinethepr opertiesforthesheetmetalstockyouareusing ,suchasmaterialthickness,bendradius, , , ,UpdateInLibrary,andDeleteFromLibrarybut tonstocreate,edit, , , ,fromtheApplicationmenu,chooseSolidEdgeO ptions FileLocations,selecttheMaterialLibraryen try, , , ,billofmaterials, ,whenusingsteeloraluminumstructuralshape s,youmaywanttheshapeinformationaspartoft hematerialnameforthecurrentpart, , , ,locatedintheSolidEdgeProgramfolder, , ,SolidEdgealwayscreatesaminimumbendradiu sforfeaturesthatcanbeflattened,evenifyou specifyabendradiusvalueofzero( ).

3 Formetricdocuments, , , , ,oneoftheexampleformulasintheSolidEdgeST 3/ :PZL=*(BR+(NF*THK))*BA/180 Where:PZL=PlasticZoneLengthBR=BendRadius NF=NeutralFactorTHK=MaterialThicknessBA= : Createanewsheetmetalpart. Createthematerialtobeusedforthepart. Modifythethicknessofthematerial. Examinethebendformulaandchangetheneutral factor. ,whichisasinglethicknessplate,oracontour flange, , ,youcanconstructatabwithasinglesketchreg ion, , , ,theprofilemustbeclosed, , , ,thesketchregionmustbeclosed, , , ,bendrelief, SheetMetalgroup , Closegroup , YoucanchoosetheMaterialTablebuttonontheQ uickBartodisplaytheSolidEdgeMaterialTabl edialogboxtomakechangestothingssuchasglo balthickness,bendrelief,andreliefdepth. , , : Createatabbasefeaturefromasketch. Addadditionaltabstothebasefeature. Createflanges. , :DefiningReferencePlaneOrientationtoCons tructaContourFlangeWhenconstructingacont ourflange, , , : Createanewsheetmetalpart. Createthematerialtobeusedforthepart. Modifythethicknessofthematerial. Createasketchthatwillbethebasisforthecon tourflange.

4 ,cornersandbendreliefFlanges, , ,cornersandbendreliefCreatingflangesCrea tingflangesWhenyouselectaplanarthickness faceonasheetmetalmodel, ,youcanconstructaflangebyselectingalinea rthicknessedgetodisplaytheflangestarthan dle,6-2 SolidEdgesheetmetaldesignspse01546 Flanges,cornersandbendreliefclickingthef langestarthandle,specifyingaflangedistan ce, ,a90 ,whenspecifyingthedistancefortheflange, ,cornersandbendreliefFlangesintheordered environmentIntheorderedenvironment,youco nstructaflangebyselectingalinearthicknes sedge, , , ,cornersandbendreliefInsertabendIntheord eredenvironment, , SheetMetalgroup Bendslist ,whichmustbeasinglelinearelement, Closegroup Selectgroup , SheetMetalgroup Bendslist (Optional) (Optional) , SheetMetalgroup Bendslist (Optional) ,cornersandbendrelief5.(Optional) ,overlap,totallyintersect, (A)oroverlap(B) , , , , , , : Placeflanges. Placepartialflanges. Defineandeditbendreliefforbends. Definingcornerconditions. Insertingabendacrossalayerface. , , , ,youcanconstructahemalongalineredgespse0 1546 SolidEdgesheetmetaldesign7-1 Lesson7 Hemor, ,youcandefines-flange(A),loop(B),andclos ed(C) SheetMetalgroup ContourFlangelist (s) YoucanusetheHemOptionsdialogboxtospecify thetypeofhemtobecreated,alongwithbendrad ius, ,flangelength, ,youcanalsospecifywhetherthebendreliefis roundorsquare, : Createasimplehemonasingleedgeofasheetmet alpart.

5 Varytheoptionsforcreatinghems. , ,whenmovingaplanarface, ,some, : Defining3 Dgeometricrelationshipsbetweenmodelfaces usingtheRelatecommandinasynchronouspartd ocument. Editingthedimensionalvalueofa3 DPMI dimensioninasynchronouspartorassemblydoc ument. ,defining3 Drelationships, ,whenmovingasingleplanarfacewiththesteer ingwheel(1),youcanuseLiveRulestospecifyw hetherothercoplanarfaces,whicharenotinth eselectset, ,whentheCoplanaroptioninLiveRulesisset,t heunselectedcoplanarfacesstaycoplanar(2) ,theunselectedcoplanarfacesremainstation ary(3) (1)inLiveRules,thesettingdisplayinLiveRu lesappearsingreen(2).8-4 SolidEdgesheetmetaldesignspse01546 UsingliverulesinsheetmetalDetectedandina ctiveWhenLiveRulesdetectsmodelgeometryth atmatchesaninactivesetting(1)inLiveRules ,thesettingdisplayinLiveRulesappearsinre d(2). , (1) (2) , ,dimensionsvaluesthatarechanging, , ,unselectedgeometry,basedonthecurrentLiv eRulessettings, , , ,clicktheAdvancedbutton, ,thefacesintheselectset, ,whenmovingasingleplanarfacewiththesteer ingwheel,andtheCoplanaroptionissetinLive Rules,theselectedface(1),andthethreeunse lectedcoplanarfaces(2)(3)(4) (s)wereselected,andwhichfacesareunselect ed, ,greenisusedforselectedfaces, , ,youcanclearthecheckboxforoneoftheunsele ctedcoplanarfaces(1) , ,clicktheAccept(checkmark) ,youcanclicktheCancel(x) (1) : ARelationshipshortcutmenuisavailablewhen youright-clickarelationshipheadingentry( 1).

6 AnElementshortcutmenuisavailablewhenyour ight-clickarelatedelemententryontheAdvan cedpage,suchasafaceorreferenceplane(2). ,searchthemodelforadditionalelementsbase donageometricconditiontotherelatedelemen t, , ,madeupofthicknessfacesconnectedbybends, ,ifyoumoveonethicknessface, , ,iftheThicknessChainoptionissetandyousel ecttheSuspendLiveRulesoption, , , , , , (A)andbendendcaps(B) ,pasting,andattachingsheetmetalfeaturesM anytimes, , : flanges,alongwiththeassociatedbend proceduralfeatures sketchesYoucannotcopyforpastingorattachi ng: bends complexcontourflanges hems dimensions closedcorners gussets,unlesstheassociatedbendandflange areselectedWhenyoucopyasheetmetalelement ,thefollowingiscopiedtotheclipboard: steeringwheellocation attributes profile , , , , , , , ,pasting,andattachingflangesWhenyouselec tafaceofaflangetocopy, , , , , ,theopensideofthebend(A)mustfaceandbetan genttothetargetplate(B). : ExploreLiverules. Establishrelationshipstocontrolbehavioro ffaces. Mirror,copy, , , , :forexample, ,sphere,torus, , ,itcanbeeditedbyselectingthebend,thensel ectingthebendradiushandle,thentypinganew valueinthedynamiceditcontrol, , , , , ,andthencuttomaketwoseparateflanges, , ,ifyouedittheradiusforthetopbend, :Usingthejogandbreakcornercommandinsheet metaldesignActivityobjectivesThisactivit ydemonstrateshowtocreateajoginasheetmeta ltab, : Createatabbasedonreferencegeometry.

7 Createthesketchesneededbythejogcommand. Settheparametersforthejog. Modifythebendradiuswhenandwhereappropria te. ,suchaslouvers,beads,dimples,drawncutout s,andgussets, , ,orstrikepoint,ofthefeatureispositionedo nthefacesuchthatifthefaceislaterrotatedo rajogisadded, ,beads,dimples,drawncutouts, , , , ,alouverfeatureisconstructedusingasingle , ,thelouverheight(H)mustbeequaltoorlessth anthelouverdepth(D)minusthematerialthick ness(T).Youcanalsospecifywhetheryouwantt helouverendsformed(A)orlanced(B) (A)oraclosedprofile(B). ,dieradius, ,youalsocanspecifywhetherthecornersaremi tered(A),orrounded(B) ,thesidewallsareconstructedsuchthattheyl ieinsidetheprofile(A).Afterthefeatureisc onstructed,youcanusetheoptionstospecifyt hatthesidewallslieoutsidetheprofile(B). "bottom"(A),andadrawncutout(B) , , ,youcanspecifywhethertoclosethecorner(A) ,oroverlapthecorner(B). , , , ,whenyouoverlapacorner, BendsCornercommand, , , , , , , ,anentryinPathFinder,afeatureprofile, ,youcanspecifywhetherthebeadshapeiscircu lar,U-shaped, ,lanced, , , ,thewidthandtaperangleofthegusset, , ,or, , ,youcanalsoyoucandrawaprofilethatconstru ctsagussetacrosstwobends,10-12 SolidEdgesheetmetaldesignspse01546 Deformationfeaturesor, , (es) , , ,ifyouuseanopenprofile, , ,regionsthatarevalidfordrawncutoutsare: Single Disjoint Contiguous Coincidenttoasketchoredge10-16 SolidEdgesheetmetaldesignspse01546 Deformationfeatures , ,youcanconstructabeadwithanopensketchele ment, , , , (.)

8 Psm)forfeaturessuchasdimples,drawncutout s, , : Placedeformationfeaturessuchaslouvers,be ads,dimples,drawncutouts,beadsandgussets . Patternadeformationfeature. Show,hideandmovethefeatureoriginofadefor mationfeature. , , Flatgroup , , ,selecttheFlatPatternfeatureinPathFinder , :Partdocument(.par)SheetMetaldocument(.p sm)AutoCADdocument(.dxf)NoteWhenyouuseth eSaveAsFlatcommand, : Anexistingflatpattern ThefoldedmodelstateSelecttheUseExistingF latPattern(UseFoldedModelifNotDefined) , , ,SolidEdgealwayscreatesaminimumbendradiu sforflanges,contourflanges,andloftedflan ges,evenifyouspecifyabendradiusvalueofze ro( ).Formetricdocuments, , , , , ,simplifyB-splinesinthemodeltoarcsandlin es, , ,maximumwidth, , , , , ,ifthedeformationfeaturechanges, , , , , , ,asafeatureloop,11-4 SolidEdgesheetmetaldesignspse01546 Creatingflatpatternsasafeatureorigin, : AsFormedFeaturereplacesthedeformedfeatur ewithacutoutthesizeoftheareaconsumedbyth efeature. AsFeatureLoopsreplacestheloopsrepresenti ngthedeformationfeaturewithacurve.

9 AsFeatureOrigindoesnotexportthedeformati onfeatureorthefeatureorigin. : AsFormedFeaturereplacesthedeformedfeatur ewitha2 Dwireframerepresentationastheywouldappea rintheformedcondition. AsFeatureLoopsreplacestheloopsrepresenti ngthedeformationfeaturewithacurveandares pecifiedaseitheranupordownfeature. AsFeatureOrigindoesnotexportthedeformati onfeatureorthefeatureorigin. ,partialcylinders, , ,andeachelementonthefirstprofilemapstoth esameelementtypeonthesecondprofile(linet oline,orarctoarc),inmostcases, : AfaceconstructedwherelineA1hasadifferent anglerelativetolineB1. AfaceconstructedwherearcA2hasadifferents tartangleorincludedanglerelativetoarcB2. , , , , , , (.dxf)WhenyousaveasheetmetalpartasanAuto CADdocument(.dxf), ,deformationfeatures, ,contourflanges,loftedflanges,tabs,cutou ts, (A) , ,youalsocanaddthecenterlinetoabend(A) ,sheetmetal,anddraft,youcanusetheoptions ontheAnnotationpage(SolidEdgeOptionsdial ogbox)to: CustomizebenddirectionstringsforUp,Down, Createandassignindependentstylestobendup centerlinesandtobenddowncenterlines.

10 , , ,youneedtoupdatetheassociativelyflattene dpartfirst, , ,selecttheFlatPatternentryinPathFinder, , , , , (SolidEdgeOptionsdialogbox) , ,achamfercornertreatment, ,achamfercornertreatment, (X)andmaximumwidth(Y) , , (UseFoldedModelifNotDefined) , , Model Flatgroup Afterflattening,youcanusethiscommandmult ipletimestoadjusttheorientationbyselecti nganewedgeforalignment. Whenyoucreateaflatpattern, IftheSheetMetalmodelchanges, ,clicktheFlatPatterntabinPathFinder. YoucanaddPMIdimensionstotheflatpattern. , , :Whenyouusethiscommandtoconstructtheflat pattern, ,.psm, : Anexistingflatpattern , , :Creatingaflatpatternfromasheetmetalpart ActivityobjectivesThisactivitydemonstrat eshowtocreateaflatpatternfromasheetmetal part, : Createaflatpatternfromasheetmetalpart. Controltheorientationoftheflatpattern. :StartingsheetmetaldesignOpenasheetmetal file StartSolidEdgeST3. ClicktheApplicationbutton New ISOS heetMetal. Tosetthefileproperties,clicktheApplicati onbutton Properties MaterialTable. ClicktheGagetab.