Bend Table Overview
You can specify the bend allowance or bend deduction values for a sheet
metal part in a bend table. The bend table also contains values for bend
radius, bend angle, and part thickness.
There are two types of bend tables that you can use:
Use a sheet metal gauge/bend table to specify
both thickness and bend values with a single table. See Sheet
Metal Gauge/Bend Table.
A comparison of the two methods is shown as follows:
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Text File |
Excel Spreadsheet |
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When you share your part with a colleague,
you must remember to share your bend table as well. |
When you share your part with a colleague,
your bend table is automatically included because it is embedded. |
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Text tables can be edited in a variety of
applications. |
Excel spreadsheets can be edited in Microsoft
Excel only. |
NOTES:
It is recommended that
you use the Excel spreadsheet unless you have legacy bend tables from
SolidWorks 2000 or earlier.
If you edit a bend table
that has multiple bend thickness tables, the radii and angles must be
the same. For example, if you insert a new bend radius value into a bend
table with multiple bend thickness tables, you must insert the new value
in all of the tables.
You can edit a bend
table in a separate Excel window. Click Edit,
Bend Table, Edit
Table in New Window.