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Hi ... CREO4 user ..... trying to create a half shear button in sheetmetal part ... what is easiest/best way?
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In the sheetmetal, use sketched form, change type to "piercing" instead of "punched" (2nd icon in the ribbon).
Then just sketch a circle...
BTW ... I tried to do a "sketched form punch" .... it made the small half-punched hole in the front surface, but creates a larger (added sheetmetal thickness) plug diameter on the back surface. Hole diameter in front and plug diameter in back should be the same on a half shear button
Not sure what you mean by a half-sheer button, but how do you punch material and get the same diameter on both sides of your sheet? The material has to be deformed someplace and I would expect the back side to be larger than the punch by the material thickness.
A half-shear button is a common sheet metal practice used for accurately locating parts prior to spot welding ….. it basically punches a hole at half-depth on the front surface while creating a plug, of same diameter, at half depth out from the backside surface.
I’ve been able in the past to create this on solidworks sheet metal parts with just a two step process …. 1) create a hole at half depth on the front 2) create an extrusion out the back ……………. But I can’t seem to do it in CREO
Check the sample files at below link, I hope it will help
hello, thank you for your reply, but for some reason it won't let me access that link …. says "I don't have permission to view that directory" …. ???
No ….. this is what a half-shear button is ….
I think you can use punch tool half-shear button creation .... if it matches your requirement...
files from earlier document are attached here...
In the sheetmetal, use sketched form, change type to "piercing" instead of "punched" (2nd icon in the ribbon).
Then just sketch a circle...
Perfect …. thank you very much !!