Create Sheet Metal Seams

The grooved seam joint fig.

Create sheet metal seams.

Select a model edge on each of two adjacent sheet metal faces. A variety of seams are used to connect pieces of sheet metal in construction auto body creation and fine art sculpture. 2 57 is one of the most widely used methods for joining light and medium gauge sheet metal. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner seam.

Accept the default seam type or select another of the three seam types. When making a grooved seam on a cylinder you fit the piece over a stake and lock it with the hand groover fig. 1 make a planer 2mm 2 create a flange 1 manipulated in the sketch option so i have two bends 3 create a new flange 2 with a chain. Create corner seam between sheet metal faces.

Some seams are created entirely by machine or in a metal shop while others are made to snap together without requiring welding or soldering on site. Use 1 8 markings to set up precise bends. Create seams between faces that intersect or are coplanar. Create a sheet metal part using the sheet metal template.

It consists of two folded edges that are locked together with a hand groover fig. The type of seam used depends largely on the application. Hems are commonly used to reinforce an edge hide burrs and rough edges and improve appearance. Accept the default seam type or select another of the three seam types.

On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner seam. Unlike benchtop sheet metal tools these shapers are portable so they re often used on site by roofers. With a single tool create both sharp creases and soft curves along the edges of sheet metal. You can see in the blue circle that the corner is not nice 4 create a new flange 3.

Also known as edge rollers these tools slide back and forth along edges to create even bends. Create seams between faces that intersect or are coplanar. The template uses your settings for material thickness bend radius and corner relief. Select a model edge on each of two adjacent sheet metal faces.

Create corner seam between sheet metal faces. Consider using the corner seam tool within the inventor sheet metal environment to prep the edges so that you can create a bend between two disjointed faces. Hemming is the process in which the edge is rolled flush to itself while a seam joins the edges of two materials.