New Sheet, Rectangular (3-D SM)

Sheet Metal > New > Create base sheet (main part)

Sheet Metal > New > Base > Sub-part

A rectangular base sheet can be created as a main part or a sub-part. To create a sub-part, you first need to create a main assembly with a subordinate assembly. If the assembly is then active, the base sheet is subordinated to the assembly once you have selected the function.

Proceed as follows:

Choose the Base sheet, or Base sheet > Sub-part function, respectively.

This will open the Base sheet dialogue window.

Enter Length, Width and Thickness of the sheet.

If you Use a semi-finished product from the Catalogue Editor, the sheet thickness will not be queried. The Sheet thickness, the Material, and the Article number will be taken from the Catalogue Editor.

Semi-finished products can also be deactivated or changed subsequently. To do this, double-click the Base sheet feature. The dialogue for base sheet creation will be displayed. Here you can activate or deactivate the Use semi-finished product checkbox, or click the icon to select a different semi-finished product. Click OK to confirm your input and close the window.

You can also save sheet parts as referenced parts. To do this, activate the Referenced checkbox. After insertion, you will be prompted to save the referenced base sheet. More detailed information about referencing can be found in the HiCAD 3-D Help.

To switch off feature creation during the generation of this base sheet, deactivate the Create feature checkbox. This checkbox is active by default

The name of the sheet will be generated automatically. You can overwrite it in the Article number text field, if you have not activated the Use semi-finished product checkbox.

Choose OK to confirm your entries.

The base sheet is displayed.

Choose a fitting point on the base sheet and the corresponding point for it in the drawing.

Please note:

Right-click to place the base sheet in the coordinate origin (zero point).