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by sfgrayson
Thu Apr 14, 2022 1:34 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Sheet Metal Workbench
Replies: 671
Views: 228448

Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

It seems more naturally to me to specify the radius in some parameter, and specify flange lengths ... I completely agree. I hope that by putting some terms out there, and explaining how things are handled in other CAD, as well information on how this software is used in the industry, we can interes...
by sfgrayson
Thu Apr 14, 2022 11:38 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Sheet Metal Workbench
Replies: 671
Views: 228448

Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

hi -- short question on how to use "Material Inside". In commercial CAD this problem is handled by the settings Outer Sharp, Inner Sharp, Tangent Bend. Here is a short video showing the functionality. This, and also a "tangent bend" option are covered in the Solidworks documenta...
by sfgrayson
Wed Apr 06, 2022 1:17 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Sheet Metal Workbench
Replies: 671
Views: 228448

Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

Today I discovered sketch-on-sheetmetal. Currently this name does not indicate what it is or what it does. It got me thinking that it could be beneficial to adopt industry standard terms for functionality. In Solidworks this function is known as a Normal Cut , or cut *normal-to* the material's thick...
by sfgrayson
Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:06 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Sheet Metal Workbench
Replies: 671
Views: 228448

Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

Bug fix push to git. https://github.com/shaise/FreeCAD_SheetMetal/pull/215 pls test it, if it is working properly. Screenshot from 2021-11-11 21-58-18.png I will definitely use it more and see but initial testing shows it works very well. This is a gamechanger for certain workflows with lots of fla...
by sfgrayson
Thu Nov 04, 2021 3:03 am
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Sheet Metal Workbench
Replies: 671
Views: 228448

Re: Sheet Metal Workbench

Hi, Is there a way to make the Extend feature still work when not passing through a wall? It works perfectly fine as long as it is going through, but when the respective line is deleted in the base sketch, the extend feature breaks. doesntwork.png This would be very useful for making custom shaped f...
by sfgrayson
Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:26 pm
Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
Topic: Sheet Metal - bending a closed corner
Replies: 15
Views: 3120

Re: Sheet Metal - bending a closed corner

-alex- wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:42 am See here https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 60#p404343
This link is dead for me, is there an archive of that sheet metal infopost?