Creating Walls from Edges

You can create walls on an existing shape.

This task shows you how to:


Before you begin: Create a shape.

Create a Wall from an Edge

You can create a wall from a linear edge using the arrow of the Robot.

The wall is created in the plane of the lateral face.

  1. Click the edge of the shape on which you want to create the wall.
    An arrow appears.
  2. In the context toolbar, select the bend type:
    OptionDescription
    BendMode Part of the reference wall is folded to create the bend.
    BendMode Clearance Some material is added to the reference wall to create the bend.
  3. In the context toolbar, select the bend extremity type:
    OptionDescription
    Minimum with no relief The bend is associated to the smallest of the two walls and shows no relief.
    Maximum The bend is associated to the largest of the two walls.
    Note: If you choose Maximum and change the size of the reference wall, the bend size will change as well.
    Tangent The bend extremities type is tangent.
    Linear The bend is split by two planes going through limit points.
    Minimum with square relief The bend is associated to the smallest of the two walls and a square relief is added to the bend extremity.
    Minimum with round relief The bend is associated to the smallest of the two walls and a round relief is added to the bend extremity.
    Note: You can also choose between these options after creating the wall.
    Miminum with no relief

    Tangent

  4. To define the wall length, drag the arrow up.

    You can also enter a value in the ruler to define the wall length.

  5. Click the work area to validate.

Create Several Walls From Edges

You can create several walls from edges using the multi-selection.

  1. Press Ctrland select the edges on which you want to create the walls.
    The selected edges appear in blue but only one arrow is displayed.
  2. To define the walls lengths, drag the arrow up.

    You can also enter a value in the ruler to define the height of the walls.

    Walls are created on the edges that have been selected.

    Note: Once the walls have been created, you can modify them separately.