Reducing gaps by using Closed Corners

The Corner tools are a set of four similar tools that are grouped together because they all deal with corner details. Individually, the tools are fairly simple but they can be useful for saving time or creating a specific feature in your models.

The first tool is the Closed Corner. This can be used to reduce the gaps that can occur between two adjacent flanges.

To show an example of the Closed Corner tool, first we will create a simple part with some adjacent flanges:

1. Start a new part document and use the Center Rectangle tool to create a Base Flange that is fixed to the Origin and is 50x50mm in size and 2mm thick. The default Sheet Metal properties can be used.
2. Add two Edge Flanges to any of the adjacent edges (Figure 9.1). Make these 30mm high and at a 90° angle.

Figure 9.1: Creating a Base Flange with two adjacent Edge Flanges

3. Spin the model around and note that we currently have...