Sheet Metal Tab

Status: Implemented (engine-backed)

Sheet Metal Tab seeds a deterministic sheet-metal tree from a sketch/face profile and evaluates it with the shared sheet-metal core engine.

Inputs

• profile – Closed sketch or face used to derive the root flat.
• thickness – Global sheet thickness for the model tree.
• placementMode – forward, reverse, or midplane placement relative to the profile plane.
• bendRadius – Default inside bend radius stored for downstream flange/hem features.
• neutralFactor – Default k-factor stored for downstream bend allowance.
• consumeProfileSketch – Removes the source sketch group after creation when enabled.

Behavior

• Converts the selected profile into a root FlatSurface and stores a deterministic SheetMetalTree.
• Evaluates the tree via the imported sheet-metal engine to generate folded 3D and unfolded 2D representations.
• Emits selectable flat/edge overlays linked to tree IDs so downstream features can target explicit edges.
• Persists the tree/root transform in feature persistentData.sheetMetal.