A Dialog Box appears. Click on the
Cut Away Both Sides Option.
Then, type "2 * t" in the Cut Width
Field. Keycreator will automatically
calculate 2 times the sheet metal
thickness that you enter in step one of
this exercise.
Although many sheet metal designers work with nominal zero radius bends on the inside
corners of parts, Keycreator requires just a small radius here to make everything work.
We'll use 0.0001 for our exercise.
Dr Walt's Quick Guide to Keycreator Sheet Metal Tools- Part 1
Let's rip the four vertical corners first. To do this, click on the
CUT SHEETMETAL CORNER Icon.
Now, click on each of the vertical corners. (Don't worry
about whether you are picking the inner or outer corner.
It doesn't matter!)
Your part will now have ripped corners that look like
this:
Our next step is to fix the four bottom bends on the part.
You'll notice that the inside and outside corners are both
sharp. For Keycreator to handle unbending this part,
these four corners must be replaced with true sheet metal
corners.
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