Translations:SheetMetal Forming/56/en

From FreeCAD Documentation
  1. Select the wall of the SheetMetal object to be embossed
  2. Select the back side of the shape defining solid
    (Remember both the object to be embossed and the shape defining solid must be selected. Activate the multi-select method appropriate for your operating system: Control/Command.)
  3. Press the Make Forming in Wall button
    or use the keyboard shortcut: M then F
  4. Fillet the sharp edges:
    • Flip the bowl and select one or more edges for the smaller inner radii
    • Press the PartDesign Fillet button
      -->
    • Flip the bowl again and select one or more edges for the bigger outer radii
    • Press the PartDesign Fillet button
      -->

      Done!

  5. Alter orientation and position (should be done before filleting)
    • Activate the WallForming object in the Tree view
    • Set the value of the property Dataangle to e.g. 45°
    • Set the value of the property Dataoffset, x to e.g. greater than 0

      Here it is plain to see that it doesn't make sense to move the embossed geometry outside the selected wall.

    • Setting the value of the property Dataoffset, z to e.g. greater than 0 isn't any better:

      At least the FreeCAD doesn't crash when a part has two bodies...

  6. Some hints
    1. The height of the defining solid determines the depth of the embossed shape.
      That means changing the parameter offset, z to alter the depth won't deliver expected results.
    2. The embossed geometry is made of a shell object i.e. it has a constant thickness.
      And so the defining solid has to be offsetable, otherwise the tool will fail to create the emboss.
    3. If the outer edges are filleted first it may rip the object into several pieces when the radii are set too large.