SheetMetal AddBend
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Menu location |
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SheetMetal → Make Bend |
Workbenches |
SheetMetal |
Default shortcut |
S B |
Introduced in version |
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See also |
None |
Description
The Make Bend 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:
Make Bend - replace edges with bends
Usage
- Select one or more edge(s).
- Activate the
Make Bend command using one of the following:
- The
Make Bend button.
- The SheetMetal →
Make Bend menu option.
- The keyboard shortcut: S then B.
- The
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 and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties and its label has a default value:
Data
Base
- DataLabel (
String
): Default value:SolidBend
(+ a sequential number for second and following items).
The user editable name of this object, it may be any arbitrary UTF8 string. - Data (hidden)Base Feature (
Link
): Base Feature. Link to the parent feature. - Data (hidden)_Body (
LinkHidden
): Hidden link to the parent body.
Parameters
- Database Object (
LinkSub
): "Base object". Links to the edges to be bent. - Dataradius (
Length
): "Bend Radius". Default:1,00 mm
. - Datathickness (
Length
): "Thickness of sheetmetal". Default:1,00 mm
.