Creating Forming Tools

You can create forming tool parts for use in sheet metal parts.

1. Create a part to use as a forming tool. The initial sketch used for the part will be used as the placement sketch, or orientation sketch, that is used in flat pattern views.

   
   
   No base is required to create forming tools.

2. Click Forming Tool (Sheet Metal toolbar) or Insert > Sheet Metal > Forming Tool.
3. In the PropertyManager:
   1. Select a face as the Stopping Face.
   2. Select one or more faces as the Faces to Remove. When you place the forming tool on the sheet metal part, the faces that you selected for Faces to Remove are deleted from the part. If you do not want to remove any faces, do not select any faces for Faces to Remove.

      Stopping Face	Faces to Remove

4. Click .

• Form Tool PropertyManager
  Use the Form Tool PropertyManager to create a sheet metal forming tool.
• Example of Creating a Louver
  This example illustrates the steps of how to create a louver as a forming tool.