{"id":196506,"date":"2025-04-08T09:52:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=196506"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:56:08","slug":"sheet-metal-design-in-ansys-discovery","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/sheet-metal-design-in-ansys-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheet Metal Design in Ansys Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"470\"><strong>Ansys Discovery<\/strong> lets you create sheet metal components either from scratch or by converting a solid geometry into a sheet metal geometry that can be flattened. A part is recognized as sheet metal if it only contains planar, cylindrical, or conical faces, and if all faces are offsets of the same thickness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"788\">In this knowledge article, we\u2019ll go over how you can use this feature in Discovery. The first two parts cover the basics of sheet metal design. The third tutorial shows how to repair imported sheet metal geometry, and at the end, we\u2019ll see how to convert solid bodies into valid sheet metal parts. Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"788\"><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> These video tutorials have Chinese (simplified), Japanese and English subtitles embedded in them, please activate them by navigating to the gear icon (\u2699) and choose the language from captions.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"788\"><strong>Sheet metal Basics in Ansys Discovery (Part 1): <\/strong>In this video tutorial, we\u2019ll go over the basics of sheet metal design in Ansys Discovery. You\u2019ll learn how to use the Pull tool to create flanges, control their direction and position, and understand how different edge selections affect the flange and bend location. We\u2019ll also look at how to create partial flanges using control knobs and explore different junction types like bend, overlap, and sharp edges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vidyard_iframe\" src=\"\/\/play.vidyard.com\/2nJp5AHPpcAWRNhpzLAo24.html?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"788\"><strong>Sheet metal Basics in Ansys Discovery (Part 2): <\/strong>In this video tutorial, we\u2019ll continue exploring the basics of sheet metal in Ansys Discovery. You\u2019ll learn how to move and rotate flanges using the Move tool, and how the position of your selection affects the bend behavior. We\u2019ll also see how to create flanges at custom angles. Next, we\u2019ll look at creating joggles and hems with the Pull tool itself. We\u2019ll then go over different edge relief options\u2014Square, Rip, and Circular. Finally, we\u2019ll show how to flatten a geometry, and if needed fix overlapping geometry by adjusting the model.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vidyard_iframe\" src=\"\/\/play.vidyard.com\/FzbrrNj6TvyctRuHFMUxxY.html?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sheet Metal Repairs in Ansys Discovery:\u00a0<\/strong>In this video, we\u2019ll see how to repair a surface model and convert it into sheet metal in Ansys Discovery. We fix the geometry if there are any issues in non-uniform thickness zones. At the end, we will see how you can convert this solid body into a sheet metal geometry and flatten it for manufacturing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vidyard_iframe\" src=\"\/\/play.vidyard.com\/Lrem9G5LGRrNbYfMb69REp.html?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Solid Body to Sheet Metal conversion in Ansys Discovery: <\/strong>In this final video of the sheet metal design series, we\u2019ll see how to use the boundaries of an assembly to create a solid block, which can then be converted into a sheet metal part. During the conversion, you\u2019ll also learn how to manage junctions and choose the right junction types to ensure the flattened design is suitable for manufacturing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vidyard_iframe\" src=\"\/\/play.vidyard.com\/B2Pom9VcpBLywQu67aLFgv.html?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-196556\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/SMD-300x222.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/SMD-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/SMD-1024x757.png 1024w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/SMD-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/SMD-24x18.png 24w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/SMD-36x27.png 36w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/SMD-48x35.png 48w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/SMD.png 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-196506","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-bend","topic-tag-flatten","topic-tag-hems","topic-tag-joggles","topic-tag-junction","topic-tag-metal-plates","topic-tag-sheet-metal","topic-tag-sheet-metal-design","filter-by-application-discovery-geometry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_edit_lock":["1746010463:3452"],"_edit_last":["3452"],"_aioseo_title":[null],"_aioseo_description":[null],"_aioseo_keywords":["a:0:{}"],"_aioseo_og_title":[null],"_aioseo_og_description":[null],"_aioseo_og_article_section":[""],"_aioseo_og_article_tags":["a:0:{}"],"_aioseo_twitter_title":[null],"_aioseo_twitter_description":[null],"filter_by_optics_product":["Lumerical"],"_filter_by_optics_product":["field_64fb192ba3121"],"application_name":[""],"_application_name":["field_64a80903c8e15"],"family":[""],"_family":["field_64a809229a857"],"siebel_km_number":[""],"_siebel_km_number":["field_63ecbffce60db"],"salesforce_km_number":[""],"_salesforce_km_number":["field_63ecc018e60dc"],"km_published_date":[""],"_km_published_date":["field_64c77704499dd"],"product_version":[""],"_product_version":["field_64c776cb4fd2e"],"_bbp_forum_id":["159549"],"_bbp_topic_id":["196557"],"_bbp_author_ip":["2401:4900:889e:105b:91d1:3513:4495:e83"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["196507"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2025-04-08 09:52:17"],"_bbp_reply_count":["0"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["3695"],"_bbp_likes_count":["1"]},"test":"watchlearnansys-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/196506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/196506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196557,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/196506\/revisions\/196557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}