Bend Properties

Sheet-Metal Design

General

The dialog box is related to the functions:
- Rebend.
- Create a Flattening Drawing.
3D Flattening

Dialog Box Options

Bend Radius: Defines the value of the bend radius. This is a numerical value and it must be greater than 0. You can also enter the value as a numeric calculation, such as 360/8. The calculations available are the same as those in the Formula field.
Bend angle: Defines the value of the bend angle. This is a numerical value and it must be greater than 0. You can also enter the value as a numeric calculation, such as 360/8. The calculations available are the same as those in the Formula field.
V-Opening: Defines the V-Opening value for a bend. Select an appropriate value from the list. The entries of the field are generated from the Edit Bend Deduction Table database.; V-Opening can only be defined if a parameter program which utilizes the bend deduction table (a parameter program whose name begins with BendTable) has been selected as the stretch calculation method. You can change the parameter program used for stretch calculation in the Sheet Metal Parameters dialog box.
Tool Radius: Defines the Tool Radius value for a bend. Select an appropriate value from the list. The entries of the field are generated from the Edit Bend Deduction Table database.; Tool Radius can only be defined if a parameter program which utilizes the bend deduction table (a parameter program whose name begins with BendTable) has been selected as the stretch calculation method. You can change the parameter program used for stretch calculation in the Sheet Metal Parameters dialog box.
K-Factor: Defines the K-Factor for a bend. The K-Factor is the relative position of the neutral plane within the sheet. K-Factor is usually between 0 and 1 and its default value is 0.5 (neutral plane in the middle of the sheet). With the default value 0.5 the sheet does not stretch. You can change the default value of the K-Factor in the system preferences in the bend section with the keyword BendKFactor.; K-Factor can only be defined if a parameter program which utilizes the K-Factor (K-Factor parameter program) has been selected as the stretch calculation method. You can change the parameter program used for stretch calculation in the Sheet Metal Parameters dialog box.
Elements: A list containing the selected bends. You can give different values to different bends by selecting a bend from the list and editing its values. View, add, change or delete selected elements with the buttons. You can edit the list also with the context-sensitive menu.