About Sketching in Sheet Metal

Sketching in Pro/SHEETMETAL is done exactly the same as you would in any other Pro/ENGINEER module. However, keep
the following tips in mind when sketching your sheet metal parts and features:
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The thicken command—The Thicken command adds material thickness to your sheet metal wall while you are still in

Sketcher mode. This enables you to create and fully dimension the wall when you sketch it.
Then you do not need to add material to your wall later in the design process. If you change the sketch you have to
delete the thicken. Thicken is not used for Flat walls. Be sure to double check your dimensions to make sure they are
located in the appropriate locations after the thicken.

We recommend using the Thicken command, in sketcher, to dimension your extruded sheet metal surfaces. It enables you to dimension the inside radii on opposite sides of a section and to properly dimension for sizing and clearance. The Thicken command prevents having to add material thickness to your dimension values.

To Thicken the Sheet Metal Wall:
1.Select the type of sheet metal wall to create.Not e: TheThicken command is not used with flat walls.
2. Once you are in sketch mode, create the sketch of the wall section.
3.Click Sketch > Feature Tools > Thicken. Offset edges automatically add to your sheet metal wall sketch. At this
point, consider converting the system dimensions to strong dimensions to insure that your dimensioning scheme is
correct.
4.When the sketch is complete, click
on the sketcher toolbar.