Create Sheet Metal Seams

On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner seam.

Create sheet metal seams.

These are the stapes i have made. The type of seam used depends largely on the application. Figure 2 67 layout of lap seams for riveting. 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.

Good morning i want to make a nice corner seam of the two flanges i made in a piece of sheetmetal but it won t work as the way i want to. There are two types of grooved seams the outside grooved seam and the inside grooved seam fig. Hemming is the process in which the edge is rolled flush to itself while a seam joins the edges of two materials. Hems are commonly used to reinforce an edge hide burrs and rough edges and improve appearance.

Bon s seam tool is most effectively used for metal bending. Accept the default seam type or select another of the three seam types. Grooved seams are useful in the fabrication of cylindrical shapes. Its size and shape was made specially for general bending this tool is also perfect for roofing jobs and hvac.

A variety of seams are used to connect pieces of sheet metal in construction auto body creation and fine art sculpture. 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. Hemming and seaming are two similar metalworking processes in which a sheet metal edge is rolled over onto itself. For comer seams allow an additional one sixteenth of an inch for clearance.

Figure 2 65 common sheet metal seams. Select a model edge on each of two adjacent sheet metal faces. Create corner seam between sheet metal faces.