SheetMetal AddBend

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AddJunction
SketchOnSheet
SheetMetal

SheetMetal AddBend

Menu location
SheetMetal → Make Bend
Workbenches
SheetMetal
Default shortcut
S B
Introduced in version
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See also
SheetMetal AddRelief, SheetMetal AddJunction

Description

The SheetMetal AddBend command replaces sharp edges between between two sections (base plate/walls/flanges) of a sheet metal object with rounded bends. Without these bends the object will not be unfoldable.

This command is the third of three steps to convert a shell object made with the Part Workbench or PartDesign Workbench into an unfoldable sheet metal object:

  1. SheetMetal AddRelief
  2. SheetMetal AddJunction
  3. SheetMetal AddBend

Make Bend - replace edges with bends

Usage

  1. Select one or more edges.
  2. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Press the Make Bend button.
    • Select the SheetMetal → Make Bend option from the menu.
    • Right-click in the Tree view or the 3D view and select the SheetMetal → Make Bend option from the context menu.
    • Use the keyboard shortcut: S then B.
  3. The Bend sharp corner Parameters Task panel opens (introduced in version 0.5.00).
  4. Optionally press the Select button to add more faces.
    • Press the Preview button to finish the selection and display the changes.
  5. Optionally adjust the parameters in the Task panel.
  6. Press the OK button to finish the command and close the Task panel.
  7. A SolidBend object will be created consisting of one new bend at each selected edge.
  8. Optionally adjust the parameters in the Property editor.

Notes

The commands SheetMetal AddRelief, SheetMetal AddJunction, and SheetMetal AddBend work best with hollow cuboids i.e. shell objects with a constant thickness and only 90° angles between faces.

See SheetMetal AddRelief for hints about creating shell objects of cuboids.

Properties

See also: Property editor.

A SheetMetal SolidBend object is derived from a Part Feature object or, if it is inside a PartDesign Body, from a PartDesign Feature object, and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:

Data

Parameters


AddJunction
SketchOnSheet
SheetMetal