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Pulling sheet metal

Use the  PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool in the Edit ribbon group on the Sheet Metal tab to change sheet metal parts.

Since Sheet Metal thickness faces are thin, and you are likely zoomed out, selecting a non-thickness edge allows both edge and face PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. options. The image below shows that you can choose to pull the edge (dimmed PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. arrow) or pull the face (active PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. arrow). In this case you also have a choice of Extending the wall or creating a Joggle.

If you choose Joggle in the mini-toolbar , pulling the edge will create a Joggle.

On cylindrical walls, the mini-toolbar has an option to create a Curved Joggle .

If you change PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. directions, the edge will be pulled up to make a new wall.

Junctions and bend reliefs are automatically created and are determined by the current settings of the Junction and Relief tools. Pulling an edge on an inside contour creates a wall with a gap on both sides if a circular or square bend relief is chosen at the standard bend relief width. If a Rip relief type is selected, then the gap is equal to the rip width.

You can select an edge loop to pull multiple walls simultaneously, as shown below.

When you pull walls up on a design, the side edges of the new wall will follow the angles of its neighbors. This angle is usually 90°, but can be almost any angle. If the neighboring walls are obtuse angles, the neighbor wall must be less than 135° for the new wall to follow along the neighbors.

You can create conical bends by pulling one edge of a bend junction.

When pulling side edges with neighboring bend junctions, you can snap the resulting round radius to the radius of the junction. Hold the Shift key while pulling to snap to the bend radius, inner or outer, whichever is appropriate.

Shortcut keys work for all of the tools on both tabs. For example, you can press P to activate the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool from either the Design2D or 3D model that contains at least one top-level component. tab or the Sheet Metal tab.

To pull sheet metal parts

1. Click the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool in the Edit group on the Sheet Metal tab.

2. Change the Junction and Relief tool settings in the Modify group, if necessary.

   The settings of these tools are used when you pull. For example, if the Junction tool is set to Sharp, then a sharp edge is created when you pull. The tools' icons change to represent their current settings, so you can see them at a glance.

3. (Optional) Change the bend behavior in the Options panelArea of the user interface that enables you to modify functions specific to tools.:

   The bend options control where bend radii are created in relation to adjacent walls.

   • Use Edge3D object composed of a single outside boundary of a feature. A line sketched in 2D becomes an edge when you pull your sketch into 3D. Location: When you pull a sheet metal edge, the location of the bend radius depends on the edge you select and the direction you pull.

      

     

      

     When you pull away from the other edge (1), the selected edge becomes an inside corner.
     When you pull across the other edge (2), the selected edge becomes an outside corner.

   •  Inside: The length of the inside surface of the wall is maintained, like 1 in the illustration above.

   •  Outside: The length of the outside surface of the wall is maintained, like 2 in the illustration above.

   •  OffsetDistance an edge, segment, or curve is moved or copied.: The amount of space to allow for the bend when pulling.

   • Bend angle: The angle between the two walls.

   • Bend radius: The inside radius of the bend.

4. Select one of the following:

   • An edge to create a new wall with the default sheet thickness.

   • A thickness face to extend an existing wall.

   • A wall face to offset (or move) the wall in the direction of the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. arrow.

   • A thickness edge to round or chamfer the edge. You cannot create a hem on a non-thickness edge.

5. (Optional) Click the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. Direction tool guide or hold Alt and select a reference element to set the direction of the pull.

6. (Optional) Click the Up To tool guide or press U and select a face, edge, or point to pull up to.

7. Click a yellow PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. arrow and drag in the direction of the arrow.

Examples

Pulling a wall with an adjacent wall creates a matching angle in the end of the new wall.

 

 

Pulling one side of a wall moves the wall and changes adjacent walls.

 

 

Moving walls using the Up To tool guide.

 

 

Pulling a wall up to an angled wall. The wall merges to the walls from which it extends. The extension and angled wall do not merge—a small gap is maintained.

 

 

Creating swept sheet metal walls by selecting a tangent chain of edges and pulling them perpendicular to the chain (left). Swept sheet metal walls can be unfolded (right).

 

 

Pulling the edge of an inner loop to create a flange form. Edge3D object composed of a single outside boundary of a feature. A line sketched in 2D becomes an edge when you pull your sketch into 3D. reliefs are created automatically and can be unfolded. (Reliefs are not highlighted in the figure because they are not yet classified as edge reliefs).

 

 

Pulling an angled sheet metal wall. The neighboring wall is modified so that it does not maintain the junction.

 

 

Using the RevolveMove in a path around an axis. Use the Pull tool to revolve faces, edges, or a helix around an axis. The axis may be a straight line, axis, or edge. See Subtractive revolve. tool guide to maker an angled end face.

To pull a partial wall

1. Click the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool.

2. Change the Relief tool setting in the Create group, if necessary.

3. Select an edge on the wall.

4. Drag one or both of the yellow balls to the desired width.

   Type a number to dimension the location from the end of the edge.

5. Click a yellow PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. arrow and drag in the direction of the arrow.

6. Reliefs are created as necessary. The shape and size of the relief is determined by the Edge Relief tool and your Sheet metal options.

    

   

To pull a wall between two parallel walls

1. Click PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. in the Create group on the Sheet Metal tab.

2. Select an edge on the first wall.

3. Click the Up To tool guide or press U.

4. Select an edge on the second wall.

   The PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. handle previews the direction of the pull direction when you move your mouse over an edge.

   Bends are automatically added as needed.

    

   

To control the bend angle of a pull

Enter a value in the Bend angle option before pulling.

The angle is measured from the flat state of the sheet. The following image shows a 10° (left) and 170° (right) bend

To create a round or chamfer

1. Click the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool.
2. Select one or more thickness edges.
3. Click RoundRounded corner at the intersection of two lines or edges. Round refers to an exterior corner; an interior corner is known as a fillet. Rounds and fillets are both called rounds. See Fillet, Constant-radius round, Variable-radius round. or ChamferSloping corner between two edges created using the Pull tool; angle with equal setback; bevel. in the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. options panel.

   You can also select RoundRounded corner at the intersection of two lines or edges. Round refers to an exterior corner; an interior corner is known as a fillet. Rounds and fillets are both called rounds. See Fillet, Constant-radius round, Variable-radius round. or ChamferSloping corner between two edges created using the Pull tool; angle with equal setback; bevel. from the mini-toolbar.

4. Click a yellow PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. arrow and drag in the direction of the arrow.

 

To create a jog or S junction

1. Click the  PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool in the Create group on the Sheet Metal tab.

2. Select the edge of a sheet metal wall.

3. Select a Bend option in the Sheet Metal Options panelArea of the user interface that enables you to modify functions specific to tools..
4. PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. along the direction of the wall.

   The wall will jog up one wall thickness and continue in the same direction, as shown below. The bend faces become joggles.

Tool guides

The following tool guides are available for this tool:

Sheet metal options

The following options are available for this tool:

• Use Edge3D object composed of a single outside boundary of a feature. A line sketched in 2D becomes an edge when you pull your sketch into 3D. Location: When you pull a sheet metal edge, the location of the bend radius depends on the edge you select and the direction you pull.

  When you pull away from the other edge, the selected edge becomes an inside corner.
  When you pull across the other edge, the selected edge becomes an outside corner.

•  Inside: The length of the inside surface of the wall is maintained, like 1 in the illustration above.

•  Outside: The length of the outside surface of the wall is maintained, like 2 in the illustration above.

•  OffsetDistance an edge, segment, or curve is moved or copied.: The amount of space needed to offset the sheet, in order to allow space for  pulling.

•  DimensionAnnotation on a drawing showing measurement of an edge or face. Use the Dimension tool to add measurements to your design, drawing sheet, or 3D markup. to Selected Edge3D object composed of a single outside boundary of a feature. A line sketched in 2D becomes an edge when you pull your sketch into 3D.: Uses the selected edge to automatically calculate the dimension reference based on the subsequent pull direction.

•  DimensionAnnotation on a drawing showing measurement of an edge or face. Use the Dimension tool to add measurements to your design, drawing sheet, or 3D markup. to Inside Edge3D object composed of a single outside boundary of a feature. A line sketched in 2D becomes an edge when you pull your sketch into 3D.: Uses the inside edge as the dimension reference regardless of the pull direction.

•  DimensionAnnotation on a drawing showing measurement of an edge or face. Use the Dimension tool to add measurements to your design, drawing sheet, or 3D markup. to Outside Edge3D object composed of a single outside boundary of a feature. A line sketched in 2D becomes an edge when you pull your sketch into 3D.: Uses the outside edge as the dimension reference regardless of the pull direction.

• Bend angle: Angle between the two walls.

• Bend radius: Inside radius of the bend.

Pull options

• Add: Only add material when you pull. If you pull in a subtractive direction, no change will occur. You can combine this option with other PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. options.

• Cut: Only remove material when you pull. If you pull in an additive direction, no change will occur. You can combine this option with other PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. options.

• No merge: Pulls without merging into other objects even when the object pulled intersects with an existing object.

• RoundRounded corner at the intersection of two lines or edges. Round refers to an exterior corner; an interior corner is known as a fillet. Rounds and fillets are both called rounds. See Fillet, Constant-radius round, Variable-radius round.: Create a rounded corner (fillet) on a thickness edge while pulling.

• ChamferSloping corner between two edges created using the Pull tool; angle with equal setback; bevel.: Create a chamfer on a thickness edge while pulling.