Creating a Wall from an Edge

You can create walls by selecting an edge of an existing wall.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: In the work area, create a wall.

Create a Wall from Edge by Instant Drag

  1. Select an edge of a wall.
  2. Drag the arrow handle that appears.

    You can drag the on-screen handles to adjust the height, angle, and length of the wall on an edge.

    A mini panel appears.

    Optional:

    • Click Material side to flip the material side of the wall on edge.
    • Click Reverse Direction to reverse the direction of the wall on an edge.
    • Click Expand in the panel to expand the Wall on Edge dialog box.

  3. Click .
    The wall is created on the edge.

Create a Wall from an Edge

  1. From the Sheet Metal section of the action bar, click Wall on Edge .
  2. In the Wall On Edge dialog box, click Edges.
  3. From the work area, select an edge of an existing wall.
  4. Under Wall height, select one of the following:
    • Dimension: Specifies the wall height according to the height parameters you provide.
    • Up to plane/surface: Specifies the wall height up to the plane or the surface you select.
  5. Specify the value in Height field.

    Alternatively, from the work area, you can drag the height handle to specify the height.

  6. Click to reverse the direction of the wall.
  7. Under Measure by, select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Outer Defines the wall height from the bottom of a reference wall.
    Inner Defines the wall height from the top of a reference wall.
    Standard Defines the wall height from the top of a bend.
    Extrapolated Defines the wall height from the intersection between the bottom of a referenced wall and the bottom of a wall on edge.
    Normal Defines the wall height from the intersection between top of a referenced wall and the bottom of a wall on edge.
  8. Click Material side to flip the material side of the wall on edge.
  9. Under Inclination, select Angle

    Angle defines the wall inclination by specifying the angle value. Specify the value in the field.

    • Angle: Defines the wall inclination by specifying the angle value. Specify the value in Angle field.

    Alternatively, from the work area, you can use a handle for angle manipulation to specify the angle value. By default, a wall angle is perpendicular to the plane containing the edge.

    • Orientation plane: Specifies the angle with the help of an existing selected plane or surface.
  10. Under Limiting Geometry, do the following:

    • Specify the offset values for the start and end points of the wall on the perpendicular edge.
    • Click to reverse the direction of offset creation.
    • Select the From reference check box to create the offsets with respect to the reference.
    • From the Position list, specify the width limits for the interior or exterior of the wall on edge.
    • Click Swap offsets to swap the offset values with each other.

  11. Under Bends, do the following:
    1. Select With Bend check box to retain the default bend settings.

      By default, this check box is selected. Canceling the selection creates wall without bends.

    2. Select Override default settings check box to specify new bend parameters.
    • Specify the value for Bend radius.
    • From Relief 1 and Relief 2, select one of the following options:
    OptionDescription
    Minimum with no relief The bend corresponds to the common area of the supporting walls along the bend axis, and shows no relief.
    Square relief The bend corresponds to the common area of the supporting walls along the bend axis, and a square relief is added to the bend extremity. The Length 1 and Length 2 parameters can be modified.
    Round relief The bend corresponds to the common area of the supporting walls along the bend axis, and a round relief is added to the bend extremity. The Length 1 and Length 2 parameters can be modified if required.
    Linear The unfolded bend is split by two planes going through the corresponding limit points (obtained by projection of the bend axis onto the edges of the supporting walls).
    Tangent The edges of the bend are tangent to the edges of the supporting walls.
    Maximum The bend is calculated between the furthest opposite edges of the supporting walls.
    Closed The bend corresponds to the intersection between the bends of the two supporting walls. The closed bend extremity lies on the surface of the encountered bend.
    Flat joint The two bends are joined in flat view.
    • Specify the value for K-factor.

    Linked to SheetMetal parameters shows that the given parameter is driven from the global sheetmetal parameters. You can click to unlink it. shows that the given parameter is a local or custom value.

    Click Linked to SheetMetal parameters beside K factor to get the options, Bend Allowance and Bend Deduction for bend calculation. Specify the value for bend allowance or bend deduction.

  12. Under Offset Wall, select one of the following Offset Type options:
    • No offset: Creates a wall with the existing settings.

    • Wall with no offset

    • Distance Offset: Creates a wall at a specific distance from the perpendicular edge in one direction.

      You can specify values for Distance, Direction, and Support type

      • Wall with distance offset.

      • Distance offset with Created support type.

      • Distance offset with Supported type.

    • Custom radius offset: Creates a wall at a specific distance from the perpendicular edge in two directions.

    Note: The offset wall and angle values are relative to the selected plane.

  13. Click to save and exit.

Create a Wall from Edge from Sketch

You can create a wall by selecting an edge of an existing wall and a sketch.

Before you begin: Create a sketch perpendicular to an existing wall as below.

  1. From the Sheet Metal section of the action bar, click Wall on Edge .
  2. On the Wall on Edge dialog box, click Sketch.
  3. Click Edges, and from the work area, select an edge of an existing wall.
  4. Click Sketch, and from the work area, select a sketch that is perpendicular to an existing wall.
  5. Click to reverse the direction of the wall if the profile extends to both sides of the selected edge.
  6. Click Material side to flip the material side of the wall on edge.
  7. Specify the value in the Angle field.

    Alternatively, from the work area, you can use the angle handle to specify the angle value.

  8. Under Bends, do the following:
    1. Select With Bend check box to retain the default bend settings.

      By default, this check box is selected. Canceling the selection of the check box removes the default bend parameters.

    2. Select Override default settings check box to specify new bend parameters.
    • Specify the value for Bend radius.
    • From Relief 1 and Relief 2 list, select one of the following options:
    OptionDescription
    Minimum with no relief The bend corresponds to the common area of the supporting walls along the bend axis, and shows no relief.
    Square relief The bend corresponds to the common area of the supporting walls along the bend axis, and a square relief is added to the bend extremity. The Length 1 and Length 2 parameters can be modified.
    Round relief The bend corresponds to the common area of the supporting walls along the bend axis, and a round relief is added to the bend extremity. The Length 1 and Length 2 parameters can be modified if required.
    Linear The unfolded bend is split by two planes going through the corresponding limit points (obtained by projection of the bend axis onto the edges of the supporting walls).
    Tangent The edges of the bend are tangent to the edges of the supporting walls.
    Maximum The bend is calculated between the furthest opposite edges of the supporting walls.
    Closed The bend corresponds to the intersection between the bends of the two supporting walls. The closed bend extremity lies on the surface of the encountered bend.
    Flat joint The two bends are joined in flat view.
    • Specify the value for K-factor.

    Linked to SheetMetal parameters shows that the given parameter is driven from global sheetmetal parameters. You can click to unlink it. shows that the given parameter is a local or custom value.

  9. Under Offset Wall, select one of the following Offset Type options:
    • No Offset: Creates a wall with the existing settings.
    • Distance offset: Creates a wall at a specific distance from the perpendicular edge in one direction.

    You can specify values for Distance, Direction, and Support type.

    • Custom Radius Offset: Creates a wall a specific distance from the perpendicular edge in two directions.

    The highlighted portion in the above images is a new wall created from sketch having Bend and Custom radius offset properties applied.

  10. Click to save and exit.

Create Multiple Walls from Edges

You can create multiple walls at once by selecting multiple edges of an existing wall.

Before you begin: In the work area, create a wall.
  1. From the Sheet Metal section of the action bar, click Wall on Edge .
  2. In the Wall on Edge dialog box, click Edges and from the work area, select more than one edge of an existing wall.
  3. Specify properties such as Wall height, Inclination, Limiting Geometry, Bend, and Clearance.
  4. Optional: Specify the Gap Value to define the gap between the intersecting walls at the corners of the edges.

    The properties are common for all the walls.