Add Bend Radius

Sheet-Metal Design

You can add bends to the inner edges of a sheet metal part. The program will calculate the outer radius according to the thickness of the sheet. You can define a different radius value (the radius of the sheet's inner edge) for each edge, or the same value for all edges.

Figure 1: The same bend radius has been added to all the corners of a sheet metal.

Select Sheet metal part | Tools | Add Bend Radius. More options...Less options...
- (OR) Select the context-sensitive function Edit Model > Add Bend Radius....
Fill in the data in the Bend Radius Data dialog box. You can define different dimension values for the corners.
Select OK.

Note:

The stretch calculation method of a sheet metal part is a part property, which you can change by selecting the part and clicking Properties.
You can add a bend radius also while extruding the sketch into a thin feature.