Creating a Sheet
Metal Part Using Round Bends
When bending sheet metal, you can create round bends instead of sharp
bends. The Insert Bends feature also allows you to create rips.
To create a sheet metal part with round
bends:
Sketch a closed or open profile. Create a thin feature part.
 Depending on the type of profile,
you can use tools such as shell
or extrude
to create thin features.
Click Insert
Bends  (Sheet Metal toolbar) or Insert, Sheet Metal,
Bends. |
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In the PropertyManager, under Bend
Parameters:
Click a face or edge on the model for Fixed Face or Edge  . The fixed
face remains in place when the part is flattened. Set a value for Bend
Radius  .
Under Bend Allowance,
select from: Bend
Table, K-Factor,
Bend
Allowance, Bend
Deduction, or Bend
Calculation.
Set a value if you selected K-Factor,
Bend Allowance, or Bend
Deduction. If you selected Bend
Table or Bend Calculation,
select a table from the list, or click Browse
to browse to a table.
Select Auto Relief, then
choose the type of relief cut to add relief cuts.
If you choose Rectangular
or Obround, set a Relief
Ratio. |
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The options and values you
specify for bend radius, bend allowance, and auto relief are shown as
the default settings for the next new sheet metal part that you create. |
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To use the rip feature with round bends: |
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Under Rip Parameters:
Select internal
or external edges (you can also select linear sketch entities). To insert a rip
in only one direction,
click the name of the edge listed under Edges
to Rip  , and click Change
Direction.
- or -
Click the preview arrows.
To change the gap
distance, type a value for Rip Gap
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Click  . |
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