Sheet Metal Manufacturing
SpaceClaim's sheet metal capabilities are focused on getting parts ready
for production. Take just about any format from your customer and turn
it into a flat pattern using SpaceClaim's powerful sheet metal
environment.
- Rapidly convert your existing data to unfoldable, solid, 3D designs.
- Start with unshelled models, shelled 3D models, surface models, and 2D data.
- Directly sketch new 3D sheet metal geometry.
- Try different bends, seams, and rips to optimize flat pattern geometry.
- Change the flat pattern and watch the 3D model update.
- Adjust thickness and material properties any time.
- Customizable form library supports punches, countersinks, knockouts, bridges, extrusions, louvers, and cups.
- Lightweight holes allow patterns of thousands of holes without affecting performance.
| View Sheet Metal functionality in action.
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A typical sheet metal part, with form features and lightweight holes and its corresponding flat pattern.
Even with 1,000 holes, this part can be manipulated as quickly and easily as if there were no holes.