In general a minimum bend relief is equal to the material thickness plus the inside bend radius.
Sheet metal relief cuts.
In the corner relief propertymanager under scope select the sheet metal body to which to apply the corner relief.
Sheet metal parts may have sharp corners but designing a fillet of the material s thickness will make parts more cost effective.
For example if you make a partial flange as above using all the defaults the software makes relief cuts at the end of the bends as shown to the right.
Relief cuts relief cuts help parts fall closer to design intent to avoid overhangs and tearing at bends.
Grain structure in the metal sheet is critical for avoiding cracks in sheet metal parts with lugs or tabs that are cut on.
When sheet metal makes a transition from a bend to a flat surface or to another bend it tends to rip and tear.
To change the type and size of a relief cut for a feature bend.
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Options in basic sheet metal base flange tab.
Not shown scroll down in property manager is an auto relief setting that controls how corners and relief cuts are handled.
Relief cuts help parts avoid overhangs and tearing at.
Sheet metal is frequently used in building both products and manufacturing machinery.
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Sheet metal relief cut need to lay a flat pattern of a sheet metal part with a flange with a cut because it is not full length of the original face.
This same tool can be used to make a flat piece of sheet metal that one would use to add edge flanges and other useful sheet metal features.
Click corner relief sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal corner relief.
The use of bend relief cuts with a thickness of at least the thickness of the material with strong preference for bend relief cuts of a.
To eliminate this a bend relief is added so the edge of the sheet metal is perpendicular to the bend.
Sheet metal fabrication is the process of forming parts from a metal sheet by punching cutting stamping and bending.
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Improper bending of sheet metal can cause material flow problems in soft material and fracturing in hard materials.
Overhangs become more prominent for thicker parts with a smaller bend radius and may even be as large as.
Bend relief and collars near pierced areas strengthen sheet metal parts.