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SketchOnSheet
Forming
SheetMetal

SheetMetal AddCutout

Menu location
SheetMetal → Extruded Cutout
Workbenches
SheetMetal
Default shortcut
E C
Introduced in version
0.5.04
See also
None

Description

The SheetMetal AddCutout command creates an extruded cutout from a sketch extrusion.

The difference between a 'normal' cutout and an extruded cutout is that in the latter case the edges are made perpendicular to the selected face of the sheet metal object. The effect of the command is only visible if the sketch is not plane-parallel to the face.

Extruded cutout based on a circular sketch

Usage

  1. Select a planar face and a sketch with a closed contour (in any order).
  2. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Press the Extruded Cutout button.
    • Select the SheetMetal → Extruded Cutout option from the menu.
    • Right-click in the Tree View or the 3D View and select the SheetMetal → Extruded Cutout option from the context menu.
    • Use the keyboard shortcut: E then C.
  3. The Extruded Cutout properties Task Panel opens.
  4. Optionally press the Face button to reselect the planar face.
  5. Optionally press the Sketch button to reselect a sketch.
  6. Optionally adjust the parameters in the Task Panel.
  7. Press the OK button to finish the command and close the Task Panel.
  8. An ExtrudedCutout object will be created consisting of one or more holes in a line through the object.
  9. Optionally adjust the parameters in the Property View.

Properties

See also: Property View.

A SheetMetal ExtrudedCutout object is derived from a Part Feature object or, if it is inside a PartDesign Body, from a PartDesign Feature object, and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:

Data

Extruded Cutout

  • DataCut Side (Enumeration): Default is Inside. Side of the cut.
  • DataCut Type (Enumeration): Default is Through everything both sides. Cut type.
  • Data (hidden)Extrusion Length1 (Length): Default is 500.0 mm. Length of the extrusion direction 1.
  • Data (hidden)Extrusion Length2 (Length): Default is 500.0 mm. Length of the extrusion direction 2.
  • DataSelected Face (LinkSub): The selected object and face.
  • DataSketch (Link): The sketch for the cut.

Extruded Cutout Improvements

  • DataImprove Cut (Bool): Default is False. Improve cut geometry if it enters the cutting zone. Only select True if the cut needs fix, because it can be slow.
  • Data (hidden)Improve Level (IntegerConstraint): Default is 4. Level of cut improvement quality. More than 10 can take a very long time.
  • DataRefine (Bool): Default is False. Refine the geometry.


SketchOnSheet
Forming
SheetMetal

This page is retrieved from https://wiki.freecad.org/SheetMetal_AddCutout

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