With full multibody support, Boolean Operations, along with Split and Trim, are now available for sheet metal bodies.

  • Boolean Operations specific to sheet metal include merge, subtract, and intersect.
    • For subtract and intersect, the “Normal to Surface” option controls material removal.

  • For merge, you can modify bend allowance values for bends in the modifying bodies by selecting “Use body settings” or retain the current bend allowance values by choosing “Use current settings.”

Split Body Options specific to sheet metal:

  • You can choose between a sheet metal cut (an extruded cut) or a solid cut.
  • Split by Volume allows you to separate individual distinct volumes (previously called distinct pieces) from a sheet metal body into a new sheet metal body.

Other available body operations include Remove Body, Copy, Paste, Paste Special, Mirror, Pattern, Flexible Modeling commands, and Copy Geometry. The Copy Geometry feature has two options: a local copy geometry for creating a new sheet metal body, and an external copy geometry for creating a solid body.

An example of a flexible move operation:

An example of a mirror operation on a body:

An example of the Quilt Body Evolution Tree with body operations.

Model Tree with body operations

Creo Parametric 11.0.0.0

User Interface Location: Click Sheetmetal >  Boolean Operations.

Click Sheetmetal >  Split/Trim Body.

Click The arrow next to Body and click  Remove Body.

Use the commands in the Operations group.

Benefits:
These enhancements increase user productivity and design efficiency, enabling you to:

  • Easily design parts with repetitive or mirrored geometric shapes.
  • Work in context by applying the master model methodology for sheet metal designs.

Additional Information:

  • Limitations:
    • Remove Body: You cannot remove the last remaining sheet metal body in the part.
    • Bend Allowance: When using “Use body settings,” you can only merge bodies that do not contain flattened bends.
    • Split Body: In some cases, only a solid cut can produce the required resulting geometry.
    • Boolean Intersect and Subtract: “Copy Surface Appearance” and “Update References” are only available when the “Normal to Surface” cutting option is not active.
  • Does this replace existing functionality? No.
  • Configuration option associated with this functionality: None.

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