Describes a sheet using different types of construction. Depending on the selection of the construction method, the appropriate options for the definition of the geometry are displayed in the dialog box.

All the definition methods use as a basis the general sheet settings, in which the type of sheet, material, fold table, sheet thickness, bending radius and crimped fold distance are described.

Labeling
Defines a designation of the current object in the selected language.

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Opens the Dialog box Label, where you can conveniently edit the labels for various languages. You will find further information in the Chapter Label.

Item
Defines the item number of the current object. The item number is independent of the language.

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Starts the Dialog box Sheet metal section, where you can define sheet metal settings. You will find further information on this in the Chapter Sheet metal section.

Construction
Creates the sheet metal part with the selected construction method. The following methods are available:

Specifies an unfolded sheet by the extrusion of a region. The extrusion height is the sheet thickness set in the sheet properties.

Region
Provides various ways of describing two-dimensional geometries. The following sources are made available.

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Starts a dialog box in dependence of the selected source in order to describe the outline properties.

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Inserts the outline as 2D projection into drawing.

Specifies a sheet by the extrusion of a cross-section. Optionally a region can be specified which acts on the sheet from above as an intersection operation (punching).

Cross-section
Defines the cross section of the sheet.

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Imports a sheet metal section from the drawing.

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Inserts the sheet metal section into the drawing.

Extrusion
Extrudes the sheet by the entered length.

Region
Provides various ways of describing two-dimensional geometries. The following sources are made available.

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Starts a dialog box in dependence of the selected source in order to describe the outline properties.

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Inserts the outline as 2D projection into drawing.

This definition specifies a sheet by the extrusion of a sheet cross-section each in the X and Y directions. Optionally a region can be specified which acts on the sheet from above as an intersection operation (punching).

This definition specifies a sheet by the extrusion of a cross-section along a path.

This definition specifies a sheet by the folding of a region. The fold line is determined by the position in the plane. The fold angle must be specified. The sheet thickness is determined from the sheet data.

This definition specifies a sheet via a selected primary surface to whose outer edges a described fold can be assigned. As standard no outer edge of the primary surface is selected. This is specified with a mouse click in the vicinity of an outer edge and highlighted in color.