Conseil technique : Retirer facilement les perçages dans les pièces en tôle

Many of the features you usually would use to remove the instances of a pattern, such as Boolean or Delete Face, don’t work with sheet metal parts.

If you want to use these features, you have to finish the sheet metal part, which means the holes still show in the flat pattern.

To avoid this, use the “Move face” tool instead. Select the inner face of the hole and choose “Offset”. Make sure the “Distance” is at least the diameter of the hole.

Does your model have irregular cutouts like the vent holes below? Use the “Tab” feature instead! Make a sketch that covers the cutouts you wish to eliminate.

Start a new “Tab” feature. Select the sketch from the Feature list and it will automatically populate the “Flange to merge”. The “Subtraction offset” should be zero.

Watch the video below for a demonstration on how to put this Tech Tip into practice.

This Tech Tip helped you learn how to remove holes or cutouts from a sheet metal model without having to apply the Finish Sheet Metal Model feature.

Check out the instructor-led course on Simultaneous Sheet Metal to learn more about the best ways to utilize sheet metal features. Or, peruse older Tech Tips to discover more sheet metal best practices.

• Conseil technique : Comment finir des pièces en tôle dans Onshape
• Conseil technique : Convertir des tôles anciennes dans Onshape
• Conseil technique : Utiliser la fonction Scinder la face d'Onshape pour la tôlerie
• Tech Tip: Using Surfaces for Sheet Metal Models

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