Create sheetmetal from surface body

[rmdug]

This proposal is linked to this non-issue : #378

In sheetmetal design it can be very handy to create first a surface body and then turn it to a sheetmetal:

• surface creation
  For example:
  

• sheetmetal creation:

  • set thickness;
  • set bend data (radius, K factor,…);
  • set corner data and free edges joints,

• selection of bent edges
  For example (bent edges in red):
  

This way of doing proved to be very efficient to do tricky shapes including unusual bend angles with the commercial software I use.
Thank you for your great work : )

[luzpaz]

@shaise can you weigh-in ?

[luzpaz]

Feature Request

[shaise]

Ah, dont think so. I thought there is a label for it as an Issue, but did not find one.

[luzpaz]

Created a ticket from this discussion: #385

[PeterPNoster]

I would like to support such a feature.
Based on the wish to have a weldable edge. From discussion: https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=93290

[shaise]

This is not simple to implement but definitely on my list.