Decreasing radius bends in sheetmetal for SW2004
Decreasing radius bends in sheetmetal for SW2004
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On a flat, rectangular, sheet metal part (looking from the front), is there any way to create a decreasing radius bend from top to bottom to create a smooth half circle? In other words, can the piece be bent to have the bottom corners a distance x apart and the top corners a distance y apart? Can this be done without using a lofted bend? Or is utilizing the lofted bend feature the ONLY way to accomplish this task? Thanks very much for your eyes and input into my dilemma, much appreciated!






RE: Decreasing radius bends in sheetmetal for SW2004
In real life you would have to either taper roll it or do incremental bends (bump) it in a Brake Press.
What you could do is create a Revolve Boss/Base to create the half cone, then use the Insert Bends function to create a flattenable sheet metal part. You will not end up with a rectangular flat though.
RE: Decreasing radius bends in sheetmetal for SW2004