Refold one or more sheet metal bends or rolls relative to a reference face.
Use this procedure on a folded sheet metal model that has:
- At least one Unfold feature in the unfolded state.
- At least one sketch created on the face of an unfolded feature.
- On the ribbon, click Sheet Metal tab Modify panel Refold .
- Click a face or plane to use as the Refold reference.
- Click individual highlighted bends or rolls to refold. To select all highlighted geometry, click Add All Bends, and then use CTRL+click to remove bends or rolls from the selection.
- Preview the refolded state, and add or delete bends or rolls as necessary.
- To select sketches, click the Sketches arrow, and then select any unconsumed sketches to refold.
- To control the display of the parent sketch following the refold, check or clear Parent is Visible.
- Click OK.
A Refold feature is added to your sheet metal part browser.