BEND FROM EXTRUDED IN SHEET METAL - NX7.5 4

[CAD2015]

Hi,

I've just found out that I can't apply Bend option to an Extruded created solid in Sheet Metal.
I do have a logical explanation of why using Extruded, instead of Tab:
I want te reduce the number of using an additional operation (Cut, Slot, etc) for the final profile I want to create.
I have the feeling that a good designer should create a part using as less feature as possbile.
So, why Extrude option in Sheet Metal, does not accept a bend operation?

Thanks

 

[looslib]

Drill one/extrude thehole after forming.
The forming process itself has too much variation to allow 4 prepunched holes to line up like you show. It could be done if you used a forming block to do it all at once, but it would take some experimenting to get the plate stops just right.



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[JohnRBaker]

One could argue that since an 'extruded' feature would represent an operation performed after the part is formed, such as drilling a hole in a rolled-up tube, then this is not really a 'sheet metal' operation after all but rather a normal 'machining' operation. Therfore, if it was added OUTSIDE the NX Sheet Metal task it would more accurately represent the actual manufacturing steps anyway.

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