SmBendSwitch

Sheet Metal Sheet Metal Sheet Metal

Converts bends to lofted bends.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  smbendswitch

menu bar:  Sheet Metal | Bend | Switch Bend

toolbar:  Sheet Metal |

ribbon:  Sheet Metal | Modify |

: smbendswitch

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select bend faces/<Entire model>: (Select a bend or press Enter to select all bends in the model.)

Entities in set: 1

Select bend faces/<Entire model>: (Select a bend or press Enter to convert the selected bends.)

If FEATURECOLORS =  ON the converted bends display in the SMCOLORLOFTEDBEND color.

Command Options

No options.

Related Commands

SmBendCreate - converts hard edges (sharp edges between flange faces) into bends

SmLoft - creates sheet metal part with lofted bends and flanges from two non-coplanar curves.

SmRepair - restores the 3D solid model of a sheet metal part by thickening one of its sides: all thickness faces become perpendicular to flange faces. Fixes problems specific to parts with lofted bend features: merges adjacent bends and provides tangential connection with flanges.