Project: HiCAD Sheet Metal

Sheet Corner with Puzzle Piece

Civil Engineering functions > Sheet Metal > Sheet corner with stiffener or puzzle piece >Puzzle piece

Use this Design Variant to create a sheet corner with a puzzle piece between 2 sheet flanges. The flanges can have different lengths and different bend angles.

When you call the function the following dialogue window will be displayed:

(1) First front edge
(2) Second front edge for the "puzzle piece"

1. Identify the two front edges (1) and (2) of the corner to be closed.

If you want to identify a different flange, click the icon beneath General for its identification.

The connection will be applied to the last identified flange. If the flanges have different lengths, these will remain unchanged.

2. Enter a Clearance (3).

If you want a laser cut-out, activate the corresponding checkbox and enter the laser beam diameter for the cut out (4).

3. Enter the parameters (5) - (9) for the puzzle piece.

The input field are initialized with values and can be corrected if desired.

4. Click OK to insert the variant.

After entering all required data you can create the connection. Click Preview to check and, if required, modify the connection. If you click Apply, the sheet corner will be created, and the dialogue window remains open, allowing you to change the data or to switch to the Stiffener sub-variant. the data to other sheet corners. If you click OK, the connection will be created, and the window will be closed. Clicking Cancel closes the dialogue window and discards the data without creating the connection.

The settings on the dialogue window can be saved as favourites and re-used at any time. To do this, click on the symbol at the bottom left corner of the dialogue window. More on favourites management can be found in the Manage Favourites topic of the HiCAD Basics Help chapter.

Please note:

Incorrect inputs are marked with this symbol . When you move the cursor over the symbol an error message will be displayed.

If the function cannot be executed with the entered data, this symbol will appear at the OK button. When you move the cursor over the symbol an error message will be displayed:

Example:

3-D view and development of sheet corner

Sheet corner with milling edge zones

Sheet Metal Design Varaints (3-D SM)

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