SmFlangeBend

Sheet Metal Sheet Metal Sheet Metal

Allows to bend an existing flange along a line, obeying k-factor for given bend radius.

Accessing the Command

command bar: smflangebend

menu bar: Sheet Metal | Bend | Flange Bend

toolbar: Sheet Metal | Bend |

ribbon: Sheet Metal | Modify | Bend |

Quad: Sheet Metal |

: smflangebend

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select a flange face: (Select a major face of flange.)

Select line or edge to bend the solid or draw a [New line] <New line>: (Select a line or an edge.)

Pick a point on the side that will be moved: (Pick a point on the side of the line that will be moved.)

Enter bend angle or set [Radius/Switch side]: (Enter a value to define the bend angle.)

Command Options

Option	Description
New line	Allows to draw a line to define the bend location. Prompts you: Start point of the line - Pick a point. End point of the line - Pick a point.
Radius	The default bend radius is defined by the Modeling/Bend Radius property of the sheet metal part. Allows to define the bend radius. Prompts you: Enter bend radius [Back] <Back>: Do one of the following: Type a value. Press Enter to go back without changing the bend radius.
Switch side	Allows to move the part of the flange on the other side of the line or edge.

Procedures

Related Commands

SmFlangeEdge - creates one or more flanges to a sheet metal part by pulling one or more edges of an existing flange.

SmFlangeRotate - rotates a selected flange of a sheet metal part with automatic selection of the rotation axis depending on the design intent