SheetMetal AddRelief
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Menu location |
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SheetMetal → Make Relief |
Workbenches |
SheetMetal |
Default shortcut |
S R |
Introduced in version |
- |
See also |
SheetMetal AddJunction, SheetMetal AddBend |
Description
The SheetMetal AddRelief command creates corner reliefs, cutouts, at the points where three sections (base plate/walls/flanges) of a sheet metal object meet. Without these reliefs the object will not be unfoldable.
This command is the first of three steps to convert a shell object made with the Part Workbench or PartDesign Workbench into an unfoldable sheet metal object:
Make Relief - cut off corners
Usage
- Select one or more corner vertex(es).
- Activate the
SheetMetal AddRelief command using one of the following:
- The
SheetMetal AddRelief button.
- The SheetMetal →
Make Relief menu option.
- The keyboard shortcut: S then R
- The
Notes
The commands SheetMetal AddRelief,
SheetMetal AddJunction, and
SheetMetal AddBend work best with hollow cuboids i.e. shell objects with a constant thickness and only 90° angles between faces.
Shell objects can be created with commands from the Part Workbench
or the
PartDesign Workbench.
To create a hollow cuboid with the Part Workbench:
- Create a solid using either:
Part Cube.
Part Extrude from:
- A
Draft Rectangle.
- A
Draft Wire.
- A
Sketch.
- A
- Use
Part Thickness to create a shell object from the solid (Typically with the thickness value of the sheet metal).
To create a hollow cuboid with the PartDesign Workbench:
- Create a solid using either:
Additive Box.
PartDesign Pad from a
Sketch.
- Use
PartDesign Thickness to create a shell object from the solid (Typically with the thickness value of the sheet metal).
Properties
See also: Property editor.
A SheetMetal Relief object is derived from a Part Feature object and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties and its label has a default value:
Data
Base
- DataLabel (
String
): Default value:Relief
(+ a sequential number for second and following items).
The user editable name of this object, it may be any arbitrary UTF8 string. - Data (hidden)Base Feature (
Link
): Base Feature. Link to the parent feature. - Data (hidden)_Body (
LinkHidden
): Hidden link to the parent body.
Parameters
- Database Object (
LinkSub
): "Base Object". Links to the corner vertexes defining relief positions. - Datarelief (
Length
): "Relief Size". Default:2,00 mm
.