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Newbie - Sheetmetal Flange Assistance Request
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Good evening Pros,
Newbie here, 1st post. I have been playing around with Fusion360 off and on for a few months and working through my first challenge. Fortunately I have been able to find some great online resources, but I just cannot find what I am looking for on my own.
I am working on a part where I have an offset bend, that needs to be 0.5" and I need to have the edges of the part flanged, to essentially make a channel to add strength for the application. The 2 main challenges that I am having are:
- On the side flange where the offset is, I cannot figure out how to make them close enough so that when bent I can weld them to make it complete flange down the length. In the attached screenshot and file you will see that I made this different on 2 sides. One side I mitered it, but the gap still seems large. On the other side I did not miter it and there is an overlap, but the side opposite the overlap is large.
- On the end piece that is bent up, I want to add a flange on each side so that I can weld the flange edge to the main body to strengthen it.
Any help provided is greatly appreciated. I welcome and constructive criticism on how to make the work flow better. I couldn't figure out how to make the 4 holes patterned in a line with the correct spacing, so I know I have some added steps you all may have been able to simplify.
