Sheet Metal Enhancements

Create a symmetric Face

Previously, you could only extrude a face in one direction or the other which made it difficult to center a sheet metal part about the thickness. The Face command now supports extruding from the mid-plane to create a symmetric face.

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For more information about the Face command, see To Work with Faces in Sheet Metal.

Laser Weld Relief Shape

The Linear Weld corner relief terminates on a point, the Arc Weld corner relief shape terminates with a straight line segment. The new Laser Weld corner relief terminates with a tangent arc and is more suitable for laser cut parts.

For more information about corner reliefs, see To Work with Corners in Sheet Metal Feature.