Sheet Metal Parameters
Sheet-Metal Design
You can edit different parameters of a sheet metal part. Define the parameters of a sheet metal part as follows:
- Open the sheet metal part in the model window.
- Select the context-sensitive function Properties
- You can also open the part properties for editing by double-clicking the part's label in the feature tree.
- The program opens the dialog box Part Properties.
- Make sure that Sheet Metal is selected as the part type.
- Click the Properties button.
- The program opens the dialog box Sheet Metal Parameters.
- Edit the data in the dialog box.
- Material (optional).
- Thickness.
- Bend radius.
- Stretch calculation.
- Ruled surface tolerance.
- Select OK.
Dialog Box Options
- Material
- Using the Select button you can select the sheet material, thickness, stretch calculation method and other data with a single selection.
- Thickness
- Defines the default sheet thickness of the part for the sheet-metal design functions.
- Bend Radius
- Defines the default bend radius for sheet-metal design functions. Click the Select button to define the bend radius value using a program.
- Stretch Calculation
- You can select how the deformations caused by bending are taken into account. Read more: Parameter Programs
- Ruled surface tolerance
- When flattening the ruled face, it can be permitted a tolerance in flattening.
- If the flattening of a ruled face fails, try with a greater tolerance value.
- Use the same parameters for parts with equal thickness.
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- This option is displayed in the function Convert as sheet metal parts if you have selected more than one part to convert to sheet metal part.
- See functionality: Convert a Part or Profile to a Sheet Metal Part