Sheet Metal Commands and Toolbars – Bricsys Support and Help Center

Sheet Metal Toolbar Icon	Flyout Toolbar Icon	Command	Description
		SmFlangeBase	Creates a base (initial) flange of a sheet metal part from a closed planar profile.
		SmExtrude	Creates a sheet metal part by extruding a polyline in the direction of the normal of the curve plane. Thickness is assigned with respect to the external dimensions of the polyline.
		SmLoft	Creates sheet metal part with lofted bends and flanges from two non-coplanar curves.
		SmConvert	Automatically recognizes flanges, bends and lofted bends in a 3D solid.
		SmFlangeEdge	Creates one or more flanges on a sheet metal part by pulling one or more edges of an existing flange.
		SmFlangeContour	Creates a new flange from a closed contour and attaches it to an existing sheet metal part.
		SmFlip	Changes the reference side for selected flanges with an optional shift of the flange geometry by thickness.
		SmFlangeRotate	Rotates a flange.
		SmHemCreate	Creates one or more closed hem features on a sheet metal part by pulling one or more edges of an existing flange.
		SmHemCreate	Creates one or more open hem features on a sheet metal part by pulling one or more edges of an existing flange.
		SmHemCreate	Creates one or more Teardrop hem features on a sheet metal part by pulling one or more edges of an existing flange.
		SmHemCreate	Creates one or more Round hem features on a sheet metal part by pulling one or more edges of an existing flange.
		BmInsert	Inserts form features.
		SmForm	Creates form feature from given set of faces.
		SmForm	Explodes form feature in flanges and bends if possible.
		SmRibCreate	Creates an associative rib form feature on a flange face from a planar 2D curve.
		SmReplace	Replaces form features (including recognized ones) in sheet metal parts with form features from a built-in or user library.
		SmBendCreate	Converts hard edges (sharp edges between flange faces) and junctions into bends.
		SmBendSwitch	Converts bends to lofted bends
		SmFlangeBend	Bends an existing flange along a line, obeying k-factor for given bend radius.
		SmJunctionCreate	Converts hard edges into junctions.
		SmJunctionSwitch	Changes a symmetrical junction feature to one with overlapping faces.
		SmFlangeConnect	Closes gaps between two arbitrarily oriented flanges.
		SmTabCreate	Creates single tab feature to a sheet metal part by switching existing junction into the tab.
		SmTabCreate	Creates array tab feature to a sheet metal part by switching existing junction into the tab.
		SmReliefCreate	Makes proper corner and bend reliefs. Corner reliefs are built on corners which have three or more adjacent flanges. Bend reliefs are built on the start and end of a flange edge.
		SmReliefSwitch	Converts a corner relief to a circular relief.
		SmReliefSwitch	Converts corner reliefs to a rectangular relief.
		SmReliefSwitch	Converts corner reliefs to a VType relief.
		SmReliefSwitch	Converts corner reliefs to a Smooth relief.
		SmReliefSwitch	Converts corner reliefs to a Round relief.
		SmReliefSwitch	Converts corner reliefs to a Rip relief.
		SmSplit	Splits a flange along a line drawn on its face.
		SmSplit	Splits a flange by a single vertex in the corner.
		SmSplit	Splits a flange by a single vertex in the corner and automatically suggests multiple splits of a similar type.
		SmImprint	Splits thickness faces of a sheet metal part by imprinted edges, according to adjacent flanges and bends.
		SmDissolve	Removes sheet metal data from the selected faces or entities.
		SmDelete	Removes a bend or a junction by restoring a hard edge between two flanges; removes a flange with all the bends adjacent to it. The adjacent flanges are extended up to a junction configuration with the flange being deleted. Removes miter by restoring geometry being cut by the feature.
		SmRepair	Fixes problems specific to Sheet Metal parts, both global and local workflows are supported. Optionally heals lofted bend features: merges adjacent bends and provides tangential connection with flanges.
		SmRepair	Fixes problems specific to Sheet Metal parts. Only selected flange or wrong bend will be repaired.
		SmSelect Same Form Features	Selects all identical form features in the sheet metal model
		SmSelect Hard Edges	Selects all hard edges on sheet metal parts.
		SmSelect Non-orthogonal Thickness Edges	Selects all non-orthogonal thickness edges on the sheet metal part.
		SmSelect Flat Edges	Selects flat edges on the sheet metal part.
		SmSelect side of the sheet metal part.	Selects side of the sheet metal part.
		SmParametrize	Creates a consistent set of 3D constraints for the selected sheet metal part.
		SmUnfold	Unfolds the sheet metal body.
		Associatively SmUnfold	Opens an additional window with model's unfolded representation.
		SmExportOSM	Exports a sheet metal solid to the .osm (Open Sheet Metal) file format.
		SmExport2d	Exports the unfolded representation of a sheet metal body as a 2D profile in .dxf / .dwg file format.
		SmAssemblyExport	Performs a batch export of assembly components to unfolding, creating a .dxf per each 3D solid recognized as sheet metal part.
		FEATURECOLORS	Toggles the FEATURECOLORS system variable.

The Sheet Metal tools are available:

In the Quad cursor menu (depending on the feature under the cursor):
On the Sheet Metal toolbars:
- Sheet Metal
- SM Bend
- SM Flange
- SM Form
- Sm Hem
- SM Junction
- SM Relief
- SM Repair
- SM Split
- Sm Tab
- SM Unfold
In the Sheet Metal menu (Mechanical Workspace only):
In the Sheet Metal tab of the Mechanical workspace Ribbon.

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