Sheet Metal Bend Line Notes
Flat pattern drawing views can display bend
line notes. Sheet metal bend line notes allow:
Editing content.
Edit text outside the note parameters.
Modifying default
format. Edit <install_dir>\lang\<language>\bendnoteformat.txt
Maintaining associative
capabilities. Change the bend angle, bend direction, or bend radius,
and the notes update in the drawing.
Positioning notes.
Change the display
position of bend notes.
Edit Note and Note Position
To add and position sheet metal bend notes:
Click Make
Drawing from Part/Assembly  (Standard toolbar). Open a drawing sheet. In the View Palette, drag the flat pattern view
into the graphics area. Click  . |
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If the font is too large,
block-select the bend notes, and in the PropertyManager, under Text
Format, clear Use document font,
click Font, and resize.
Select bend notes individually to:
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You cannot individually delete
bend notes, but you can right-click the bend note, and select Hide.
Reverse Display
If you click Flip view in the
PropertyManager, or edit the flat pattern feature and change the Fixed face to the opposite side, the
sheet metal bend line notes for UP
or DOWN reverse to accommodate
the change.
Modify Content
Sheet metal bend line notes is a text file located in <install>\lang\<language>\bendnoteformat.txt. This file sets the
format of the bend line notes.
Use a text editor.
Values outside the brackets <
> are displayed in the drawing. You can modify these values.
Values inside the brackets <
> are the parameters that maintain associative capabilities.
You can modify these values only
if you follow the format within the brackets.