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1-Visitor
April 16, 2014
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sheetmetal: "remove material normal to both driving and offset surfaces" bug?

  • April 16, 2014
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Im designing a frame using square tubes. Cut-outs that are not perpendicular to the metal wall are automatically adjusted in sheetmetal modus I would like to avoid unwanted edges sticking out, for this Creo has the "remove material normal to both driving and offset surfaces" function, but I cant get it to work!

It only works when the edges are ripped and not bend. See images. Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug or did they just stop programming when they needed the recources elsewhere?

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Best answer by TomD.inPDX

If you make the surround 1st with a seam, the extrude does work properly. Then you build whatever you need for the "floor"

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3 replies

10-Marble
April 18, 2014

I think there is a little bug in there, I've had trouble with it too.

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1-Visitor
April 18, 2014

Im wondering if the people at PTC read this forum and pick up stuff like this..?

1-Visitor
April 18, 2014

you can report to tech support

17-Peridot
April 19, 2014

If you make the surround 1st with a seam, the extrude does work properly. Then you build whatever you need for the "floor"

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14-Alexandrite
May 1, 2014

An square tube is not a sheet metal part. What you need to do in this case is to deactivate the "Remove material normal to surface" button.

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