Bend dialog

Explore the Bend dialog options.

Access

Design > Sheet Metal > Create > Bend

Stationary Side

A top or bottom planar face of a sheet metal body with sketched bend lines. Stationary side indicates which side of the bend line remains stationary, the other side bends.

Selection - Bend Line

A straight sketched line that is planar with the stationary side.

Bend Angle

Defines the angle of the bend relative to the stationary side.

Flip Bend

Changes the side of the bend line to bend up or down.

flip bend

Bend Line Position

Specifies the location of the bend.

Start: Starts the bend at the sketch line.
Center: Centers the bend with the sketch line.
End: Ends the bend at the sketch line.

Bend Relief On/Off button

Bend Relief is on by default and thus a bend relief is created as necessary.

Note: With the Bend Relief on, you can create different shapes of reliefs using the options within the Bend Relief Override Rules section of the Bend dialog which can be displayed by checking the Override Rules checkbox.

Corner Relief

Corner Relief checkbox is checked by default and thus a corner relief is created as necessary. When unchecked, no corner relief is created.

Note: With the Corner Relief checkbox checked, you can create different shapes of reliefs using the options within the 2 Bend Corner Override section of the Bend dialog which can be displayed by checking the Override Rules checkbox. It is recommended to keep the checkbox checked where relief is required.

Override Rules

Enables you to override the the bend, bend relief and corner relief options.

Bend Override

Lets you modify some of the Bend options such as Bend Radius.

Bend Radius

Displays and lets you modify the Bend Radius.

relief shape example - round 3 bend radius override example

Bend Relief Override

Lets you modify the Relief Shape, Width, Depth and Remnant.

Relief Shape

Relief shapes are better viewed in a flat state. You can see images of various relief shapes below. They represent both folded sheet metal design and flat pattern.

Straight: A bend relief shape defined by square corners that is common in manual shop situations and often produced by a saw kerf.
Tear: An acceptable bend relief resulting from material failure. Common when tight bends are required, and with certain materials.
Round: A bend relief shape defined by a cut ending with a semicircle. It is often produced using laser cutting technology.

Relief Width

Defines the width of the bend relief.

relief width

Relief Depth

Defines the depth of the bend relief.

relief depth

Relief Remnant

Defines an acceptable size for the minimum stock allowed to remain along side of a bend relief cut.

relief remnant

2 Bend Corner Override

Lets you modify the Relief Shape and Relief Size.

Corner Relief Shape

Round: A circular cut out centered on the intersection of the bend lines.
Square: A square cut out centered on the intersection of the bend lines.
Tear: Extends the flange edges to their intersection. No relief, which allows material failure (tearing) across the bend zone in the folded model.

Relief Size

Defines the size of the Corner Relief.

Round: The size of a round corner relief is the radius of the cutout.
Square: The size of a square corner relief is width of the square cut out.

Relief Placement

Controls the location of relief shape.

Tangent: Indicates that the shape of the relief is tangential to the flange sides.
Intersection: Indicates that the center point of the relief shape is located at the intersection of bend center lines.