Hem PropertyManager
To create a hem feature:
- In an open sheet metal part, click Hem on the Sheet Metal toolbar, or click Insert > Sheet Metal > Hem.
- In the graphics area, select the edges where you want to add a hem.The selected edges appear in Edges .
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In the PropertyManager, under Edges:
- Click Edit Hem Width to edit the sketch of the profile.
- Select Material Inside or Bend Outside to specify where to add the material.
- Click Reverse Direction to create the hem on the opposite side of the part.
- Under Type and Size:
- Click a hem type:
- Closed
- Open
- Tear Drop
- Rolled
- Closed
- Set:
- Length (closed and open hems only)
- Gap Distance (open hem only)
- Angle (tear drop and rolled hems only)
- Radius (tear drop and rolled hems only)
- Click a hem type:
- Under Miter Gap, set Miter Gap if you have intersecting hems. Mitered corners are automatically added to intersecting hems, and you can set the gap between these hems.
- To use something other than the default bend allowance, select Custom Bend Allowance, and set a bend allowance type and value.
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To add relief cuts, select Custom Relief Type, then select the type of relief cut:
If Custom Relief Type is:
- Rectangular or Obround and you select Use Relief Ratio, set a value for Ratio.
- Rectangular or Obround and you clear Use relief ratio, set values for Relief Width and Relief Depth .
- Tear select Rip or Extend .
- Click .