We do a lot of sheet metal parts with small (.10") laser slits on bends that will be formed by hand in the shop at assembly.
Any ideas on how to insert the single line slits in the solid sheet metal parts?
We don't want to create a rectangle or narrow obround because the laser would want to go all around them (back and forth) on the sheet metal, and cause a scorch mark or discolored area on our white pre-painted material.
If we add the slits to the drawing, they are not tied to the part, and if the part is redesigned, we sometimed lose the slit information.
Any ideas on how to insert the single line slits in the solid sheet metal parts?
We don't want to create a rectangle or narrow obround because the laser would want to go all around them (back and forth) on the sheet metal, and cause a scorch mark or discolored area on our white pre-painted material.
If we add the slits to the drawing, they are not tied to the part, and if the part is redesigned, we sometimed lose the slit information.