Create Sheet Metal Seams

Some seams are created entirely by machine or in a metal shop while others are made to snap together without requiring welding or soldering on site.

Create sheet metal seams.

Consider using the corner seam tool within the inventor sheet metal environment to prep the edges so that you can create a bend between two disjointed faces. You can see in the blue circle that the corner is not nice 4 create a new flange 3. Create a sheet metal part using the sheet metal template. Create corner seam between sheet metal faces.

When making a grooved seam on a cylinder you fit the piece over a stake and lock it with the hand groover fig. It consists of two folded edges that are locked together with a hand groover fig. Create corner seam between sheet metal faces. Accept the default seam type or select another of the three seam types.

On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner seam. Also known as edge rollers these tools slide back and forth along edges to create even bends. Create seams between faces that intersect or are coplanar. Select a model edge on each of two adjacent sheet metal faces.

A variety of seams are used to connect pieces of sheet metal in construction auto body creation and fine art sculpture. You can create sheet metal parts in several ways. With a single tool create both sharp creases and soft curves along the edges of sheet metal. Select a model edge on each of two adjacent sheet metal faces.

1 make a planer 2mm 2 create a flange 1 manipulated in the sketch option so i have two bends 3 create a new flange 2 with a chain. 2 57 is one of the most widely used methods for joining light and medium gauge sheet metal. The grooved seam joint fig. The type of seam used depends largely on the application.

Hemming and seaming are two similar metalworking processes in which a sheet metal edge is rolled over onto itself. Hems are commonly used to reinforce an edge hide burrs and rough edges and improve appearance. Use 1 8 markings to set up precise bends. Unlike benchtop sheet metal tools these shapers are portable so they re often used on site by roofers.

Hemming is the process in which the edge is rolled flush to itself while a seam joins the edges of two materials. The template uses your settings for material thickness bend radius and corner relief. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner seam.