Can "Sheet Metal" and "Part Design" be modified to use each other?

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Can "Sheet Metal" and "Part Design" be modified to use each other?

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Like this "Make Forming" cannot use "Linear Pattern"

Here's an example from SolidWorks
https://youtu.be/VZvHL_8BaVM?t=530
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Re: Can "Sheet Metal" and "Part Design" be modified to use each other?

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Roy_043 wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 9:11 pm Have you read SheetMetal_Forming#Multiply_and_Pattern?
Roy sorry I read it three times in detail
I can't see from this documentation about methods like "LinearPattern","PolarPattern"...
Or is there a sample file somewhere else that I can refer to?
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Re: Can "Sheet Metal" and "Part Design" be modified to use each other?

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To get a pattern of embossed shapes the default approach is to create a sketch with circles. See SheetMetal_MakeForming_Sketch.FCStd.

But instead of a sketch you can also use a Draft Array of circles. The Draft Workbench has several array types (notably: Draft_OrthoArray, Draft_PolarArray and Draft_CircularArray). See SheetMetal_MakeForming_Draft_Array.FCStd.

To use the array, but also to use Body001, you need to rely on PartDesign_SubShapeBinders (or PartDesign_ShapeBinders). Using these objects directly in Body leads to "out of scope" errors
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Roy_043 wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 12:27 pm To get a pattern of embossed shapes the default approach is to create a sketch with circles. See SheetMetal_MakeForming_Sketch.FCStd.

But instead of a sketch you can also use a Draft Array of circles. The Draft Workbench has several array types (notably: Draft_OrthoArray, Draft_PolarArray and Draft_CircularArray). See SheetMetal_MakeForming_Draft_Array.FCStd.

To use the array, but also to use Body001, you need to rely on PartDesign_SubShapeBinders (or PartDesign_ShapeBinders). Using these objects directly in Body leads to "out of scope" errors
Just couldn't find how to put the sketch in it
I have found it
ok, i'll test it again
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Roy_043 wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 9:11 pm Have you read SheetMetal_Forming#Multiply_and_Pattern?
original:
To muliply and pattern the embossed feature a sketch containing circles and arcs can be added to the WallForming object's property DataSketch. This pattern sketch must be coplanar with the face to be embossed.

I think it should be modified like this:
To muliply and pattern the embossed feature a sketch containing circles and arcs can be added to the WallForming from object's property Data(object's property Data "Parameters1">"sketch"). This pattern sketch must be coplanar with the face to be embossed.

And add a picture as a description
Like "SheetMetal_MakeForming2.png"

But I see no mention of "Draft" in the documentation
How did you know the "Draft" feature would work too?
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Re: Can "Sheet Metal" and "Part Design" be modified to use each other?

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xsuper9988 wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 1:48 pm I think it should be modified like this:
I disagree. The information about the location of the property is given. You just need to read the rest of the page. And the fact that you need to click the "..." button is very much a standard procedure that should be explained on a different page.
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xsuper9988 wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 1:48 pm How did you know the "Draft" feature would work too?
I just tried it.
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Roy_043 wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:02 pm I disagree. The information about the location of the property is given. You just need to read the rest of the page. And the fact that you need to click the "..." button is very much a standard procedure that should be explained on a different page.
You're right
But at least he has to put an example of "Multiply_and_Pattern"
Because I watched it three times before and felt that there is no this function...XD
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Roy_043 wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:04 pm
xsuper9988 wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 1:48 pm How did you know the "Draft" feature would work too?
I just tried it.
You should be very familiar with FreeCad
I haven't been able to make any associations with this kind of cross mod without any mention of it in the documentation
Thanks again for your help
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