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Add vertical junctions

Like splitting the top face, you must also add bends and junctions to unfold and manufacture the sheet metal part.

Start by adding junctions on the vertical edges:

1. Select one vertical edge.

2. Click the Selection tab in the panel with the Structure treeDisplay in the Structure panel that shows you each of the objects in your design. You can expand or collapse the nodes of the tree to view the objects. You can rename objects, create, modify, replace, and delete objects, as well as work with components..

   This tab is the power selection tool, and it helps you find similar geometry in your design. See Power selection for more information.

3. Click Edges with same length.

   All of the vertical edges will be selected.

4. Click Junction in the Create group on the Sheet Metal tab.

5. Select No Overlap from the Junction drop-down list.

   Reliefs are automatically created on corners that don't have reliefs, as shown below.

    

Add bends on the remaining hard edges

1. Draw a box around the entire part to select it.

2. Click Hard sheet metal edges in the Selection panel.

   All edges that don't have a junction type set are selected. In this example, all horizontal edges on the outside of the part are selected. We need bends on all of these edges so we can unfold the part.

3. Click Junction in the Create group on the Sheet Metal tab again.

4. Select Bend from the Junction drop-down list.

   Your part now has junctions and bends, and it is ready to be unfolded: