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Purpose Objectives
Creating different types of sheet metal cutouts is Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able
an essential part of designing usable sheet metal to:
parts.
Identify the key elements and conditions needed
to create cutouts using the Normal Cutout and
Extrude commands.
• Cutout features are generally added to a sheet metal part after all bend geometry has been created.
• Use Normal Cutout to create cuts by projecting a sketch onto the model and then cutting
perpendicular to the faces intersected by the projection. The thickness faces always maintain their
perpendicularity to the top and bottom faces of your part. You can create cutout profiles with planar
sketches or 3D curves.
Normal Cutout
Normal cutouts are particularly useful when you want to make cuts
across bend regions The feature is also useful when you need to
unbend and rebend sheet metal parts, because non-perpendicular
thickness faces created with Extrude- Subtract may be deformed
during Unbend and Rebend operations.
Normal Cutout
• Bend Parameter and Relief options are not available, so you should create sketch curves that include
all required radii for your part.
• Linear cutout edges can be used to create additional features such as Secondary Contour Flanges.
• You can use 3D curves and planar curves to create a Normal Cutout feature.
Normal Cutout dialog box
Normal Cutout dialog box
• Type Specifies the way the profile is created, using a planar sketch or 3D curves.
Sketch Specifies a sketch that you select or create on a planar face of the part.
3D Curves Specifies a profile created from three dimensional curves that lie on a part face.
• Section Select Curve Lets you select a sketch or create one when you select Sketch from the Type
list. The sketch must lie on a planar face of the part. If you create an open
profile, you can use the direction arrow to specify which portion is cut out,
and which is retained.
Lets you select 3D curves when you select 3D Curves from the Type list.
The profile can be created using a variety of Modeling tools, such as Curve
on Surface.
Normal Cutout dialog box
Thickness cut Mid-Plane projects the profile onto the mid-plane of the sheet metal
part, then thickens the resulting surface into a tool body. Usually, the
Thickness option consumes more material than the Mid-Plane option.
Normal Cutout dialog box
Limits
• Value lets you define the extent of the cutout manually, either by dragging the depth
handle or by entering the distance in the Depth box.
• Between lets you define the extent of the cutout by selecting two parallel planes or faces.
• If the walls of the part move, the plane, and therefore the
sketch, adjusts accordingly.
Create a Normal Cutout using a sketch
3. In the Section group, click Sketch Section and create the open
section on the XC-YC plane as shown in the following graphic.
• Identified the key elements and conditions needed to create cutout features and tapered bends.
• Became familiar with the options available for creating Normal Cutout and Bend Taper features.