topic Re: Closing sheet metal rip gaps in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Closing sheet metal rip gaps

fubbi — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:08:34 GMT

What wold be a smart way to close gaps in sheet metal. The finished product has the corners welded, so there are no gaps. I would like to be able to render this, but without "baking" my sheet metal part.

I guess i could model out the gaps, but maybe someone has a better idea?

Re: Closing sheet metal rip gaps

TheCADWhisperer — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:55:29 GMT

@fubbi

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

Re: Closing sheet metal rip gaps

fubbi — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 13:40:17 GMT

With pleasure

Re: Closing sheet metal rip gaps

jhackney1972 — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 20:13:58 GMT

Sorry, did not see your model earlier. Take a look at the attached model and see if it suits.

Re: Closing sheet metal rip gaps

fubbi — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:03:51 GMT

Thanks for giving it a go.

I wanted to simulate a perfect welded edge for the render. The easiest in the end was to model the enclosure as a body and subtract the sheet metal part. That way I have little bodies to fill the gaps, that I can turn on and off.

Cheers