Bending of plates

A bent plate is an element made by bending a standard plate defined in a model. Bending of plates is a reversible operation.

After you perform the bending operation, a plate becomes a bent plate in the software.

A bend in a plate may be defined by specifying (see the drawing below):

• Bending line
• Angle of bending
• Reference surface - this determines whether a radius is defined on the internal surface of the plate (the r radius) or on the middle surface of the plate (the ra radius)
• Side of the plate to be bent

Note: Areas of bending may not overlap.

While you define a bend in a plate, the following commands will display in the command line:

Choose method [by2Points/byLine]:

Specify start point:

Specify end point:

or

Select line:

Location of bending line [Center/Edge]

Specify internal radius or [Axial]:

Specify angle:

Pick side to be wrapped: