Create Sheet Metal Seams

Accept the default seam type or select another of the three seam types.

Create sheet metal seams.

Create a sheet metal part using the sheet metal template. With a single tool create both sharp creases and soft curves along the edges of sheet metal. Create seams between faces that intersect or are coplanar. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner seam.

On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner seam. Hems are commonly used to reinforce an edge hide burrs and rough edges and improve appearance. Create corner seam between sheet metal faces. Hemming is the process in which the edge is rolled flush to itself while a seam joins the edges of two materials.

The type of seam used depends largely on the application. A variety of seams are used to connect pieces of sheet metal in construction auto body creation and fine art sculpture. Select a model edge on each of two adjacent sheet metal faces. Create corner seam between sheet metal faces.

Use 1 8 markings to set up precise bends. Also known as edge rollers these tools slide back and forth along edges to create even bends. 2 57 is one of the most widely used methods for joining light and medium gauge sheet metal. Hemming and seaming are two similar metalworking processes in which a sheet metal edge is rolled over onto itself.

You can see in the blue circle that the corner is not nice 4 create a new flange 3. When making a grooved seam on a cylinder you fit the piece over a stake and lock it with the hand groover fig. Accept the default seam type or select another of the three seam types. You use sketch commands to create a profile for a base face or an initial contour flange.

The grooved seam joint fig. You can create sheet metal parts in several ways. Unlike benchtop sheet metal tools these shapers are portable so they re often used on site by roofers. 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.

The template uses your settings for material thickness bend radius and corner relief. 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. Select a model edge on each of two adjacent sheet metal faces.