Activity: Create a cutout

Create a cutout

In this activity, you will draw a rectangle that you will use to create a cutout in the sheet metal part.

Launch the Activity: Create a cutout.

Draw a rectangle

1. Choose the Home tab→Draw group→Rectangle list→Rectangle by 2 Points command .

2. Position the cursor over the face, as shown, and press the F3 key to lock the plane.

   

3. Click to place the first point and drag a diagonal line across the bend, approximately as shown. The line you draw represents the diagonal of the rectangle, and the system draws connected lines accordingly.

   

4. Click to finish the rectangle.

   

Dimension the height of the rectangle

1. Choose the Home tab→Dimension group→Smart Dimension command .

2. Click the edge of the rectangle, and place the dimension as shown.

   

3. In the dimension edit control, type 80, then press Enter.

Dimension the width of the rectangle

The Smart Dimension command should still be active.

1. Click the right edge of the rectangle, and place the dimension, as shown.

   

2. In the dimension edit control, type 50, then press Enter.

Dimension the distances between the rectangle and the part edges

1. Choose the Home tab→Dimension group→Distance Between command .

2. Click the left edge of the flange, then the left edge of the rectangle, and click to place the dimension.

3. In the dynamic edit control, type 27 and press Enter.

   

4. Right-click to restart the command.

5. Click the top edge of the rectangle, then click the highlighted part edge, and click to place the dimension as shown.

   

6. In the dynamic edit control, type 40 and press Enter.

Construct a cutout

In the next few steps you will use the rectangle, along with the Cut command, to construct a cutout across a bend.

• Choose the Home tab→Sheet Metal group→Cut command.

Observe the Cut command bar

Take a few moments to observe the options on the Cut command bar:

• : The Face Normal Cut Types option specifies the type of cut you want to create.

• : The Extents option specifies the extent type for the cut.

• : The Symmetric option creates the cut symmetrically about the region.

• : The Keypoint option sets the type of keypoint you can select to define a feature extent.

• : The Wrapped Cut Option specifies that the affected bends are flattened during profile edit.

• : The Open/Closed Profile option toggles between open and closed profile support.

• The Selection Type option specifies a single or chain sketch selection.

Set the Wrapped Cut option

• Set the Wrapped Cut option .

  

Select a region for the cutout

1. Position the cursor over the region and click.

   

2. Hold the <Ctrl> key, position the cursor over a second region and click.

   

Preview the cutout

• Right-click to preview the cutout.

  

Finish the cutout

• Right-click to finish the cutout.

Save the file

This completes the tutorial.

• On the Quick Access toolbar, click the Save button to save the completed part.

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