sketched bend across an angle (?)
sketched bend across an angle (?)
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hi, imagine a piece of sheet metal, shaped like an isosceles triangle. Ok, now I sketched a line on one face and SW03 won't let me make a sketched bend there. I can use the edge flange command but that will give different results than if I just bent a triangle. How have you done this? Thanks
-todd
-todd






RE: sketched bend across an angle (?)
2. Click on a face.
3. Click on "Insert Bends" button.
4. Click on "OK" in "No bends found" button.
5. Expand the Process Bends 1 feature.
6. Edit Flat Sketch 1.
7. Sketch your bend line.
8. Close sketch and admire finished part.
RE: sketched bend across an angle (?)
-todd
RE: sketched bend across an angle (?)
Did you extend your bend line sketch to the boundary of the part or beyond? The method I described requires that the bend line sketch go at least to the edge of the part. (not terminating inside the part) I made an isosceles triangle as I was confirming the exact wording of the steps and it works just fine. I like to terminate the bend lines at the edge of the part so that they don't extend beyond my flat pattern view in the drawing.
RE: sketched bend across an angle (?)
RE: sketched bend across an angle (?)
I just did one with the bend "non-perpendicular" and it works for me. I edited the sketch with all kinds of different angles and each one worked. Can you define the flat pattern shape in more detail for me?
RE: sketched bend across an angle (?)
-todd