A new concept specific to sheet metal bodies allows you to link a sheet metal body to the part.

  • When a body is linked, the sheet metal parameters are controlled by the part-level preferences and parameters.
  • If the body is unlinked, it can have different thickness and other sheet metal parameters.
  • Derived bodies—those created by operations like copy, split, or similar—have a linked thickness value.

Parameters and Properties:
The preferences set for each body drive the design. Features like a Flat wall, by default, use the bend allowance defined by the body settings.


All body preferences and parameters are listed in the Sheetmetal Preferences dialog box.

Conversion:
When converting a part to sheet metal, the default body is the first body converted.


Upon converting the first body, setting a thickness in the Convert tab does the following:

  • Sets the body thickness.
  • Sets the part thickness parameter if it doesn’t already exist.
  • Automatically links the body to the part settings.

For secondary bodies, you can choose to either keep model parameters or retain the parameter values. If the thickness matches the part thickness, the new bodies will also be linked to the part.

Creo Parametric 11.0.0.0

User Interface Location: Right-click the body and select  Convert to Sheetmetal.

Benefits:

  • Convert a single solid body to a sheet metal body.
  • Enhance productivity and design efficiency.

Additional Information:

  • Limitations: These are documented in the Online Help.
  • Does this replace existing functionality? No.
  • Configuration option associated with this functionality: None.

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