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Beads

Use the Bead tool in the Create ribbon group on the Sheet Metal tab to create a bead on a face of a sheet metal part.

You can create a bead using a line, spline, arc, tangent curve chain, layout curve, imprinted edge, or other curve on a face. The curve must be completely on the face and must not self-intersect. The curve can extend from an edge of the face or it can extend from edge to edge to create a full bead.

A dotted line previews the bead. If the preview extends beyond the edge of the face, or if the curve is too tight, the bead will not be created. Faces which have beads can be moved with the MoveA tool used to translate or rotate geometry. tool.

The bead unfolds in the same way as a form unfolds.

Select Bead in the Highlight group on the Sheet Metal tab to highlight all the beads in your sheet metal design.

To relocate beads on a face, select the Move tool.

To add a bead to your design

1. Click the Bead tool in the Create group on the Sheet Metal tab.

   The Select Path tool guide enables.

1. Select one or more curves to use to create the bead.

2. (Optional) Modify the Bead radius value in the Options panelArea of the user interface that enables you to modify functions specific to tools..

3. (Optional) Modify the 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. radius value in the Options panel.
4. Click the  Create Bead tool guide.

Do it faster

Select the curve then click the Bead tool.

You can also create a bead using the sheet metal Bend tool.

Options

Examples

Create a bead from a line on a sheet metal face.

Creating a bead using a line that extends across a face.