SmReliefCreate

Sheet Metal Sheet Metal Sheet Metal

Makes proper corner and bend reliefs.

Corner reliefs are built on corners which have three or more adjacent flanges. Bend reliefs are built at the start and end of a flange edge.

The command automatically decides whether a relief has to be created for given bend. The size is either automatically chosen by default from the Sheet Metal Settings in the drawing or can be entered by user. In order to force the creation of a bend relief for the given bend, the user has to select the face of desired bend. In this case a bend relief will be created, even if the command decides a bend relief is not needed (i.e. it detects there are no clashes or stretches of the material).

Accessing the Command

command bar: smreliefcreate

menu bar: Sheet Metal | Create Relief

toolbar: Sheet Metal |

ribbon: Sheet Metal | Modify |

: smreliefcreate

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select a hard edge or bend face, flange face, 3D solid / <Entire model>: (Select an item.)

Select another hard edge or bend face for the corner relief / <Run with the current selection>: (Select another item or right click to execute the command on the current selection.)

Enter relief size by bend radius ratio or [Settings/Auto] <Auto>: (Type a value or choose an option.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Entire model	Creates reliefs on all hard edges, bends and corners in the entire model.
Settings	Allows to access the command settings. Prompts you in the command bar: Force bend reliefs [ON/OFF/Back] <Back>: ON: Enforces bend reliefs on bends. Bend reliefs will be created on any bend that does not have orthogonal side faces. OFF: Bend reliefs on bends will be created only when a tear edge is found. Back: Returns to the default command prompt
Auto	The command automatically detects bend radii and adjusts the relief size accordingly.

Procedures

Creating missing reliefs

Related Commands

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

SmConvert - automatically recognizes flanges and bends in a 3D solid.

SmDelete - removes a bend or a junction by restoring a hard edge between two flanges; removes a flange with all the bends adjacent to it. The adjacent flanges are extended up to a junction configuration with the flange being deleted.

SmDissolve - removes sheet metal data from the selected faces.

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

SmFlangeSplit - splits a flange along a line drawn on its face.

SmJunctionCreate - converts hard edges (sharp edges between flange faces) and bends into junctions.