Adding Walls to a Sheet Metal Part
You cannot add walls to cylindrical or conical faces on sheet metal parts.
To add a wall to a sheet metal part:
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Open a sketch on the face of a sheet metal part where the new wall will be attached.
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Select a linear edge of a planar face on the model to attach the wall to, and click Convert Entities
on the Sketch toolbar, or click
Tools, Sketch Tools, Convert Entities.
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Click
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Drag the vertices near existing bends a small distance away from the bends to allow for the bend radius.
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Click Extruded Boss/Base
on the Features toolbar, or click Insert, Boss/Base, Extrude.
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In the PropertyManager, under Direction 1:
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Select Blind in End Condition.
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Set a value for Depth
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Select Link to thickness.
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Click OK
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If a message appears warning of a disjoint body, click Reverse Direction
under Thin Feature, then click OK
again.
![art\BENDS10.gif](doc1292871061997.image)