GuiCommand: Name: SheetMetal AddBend MenuLocation: SheetMetal , Make Bend Workbenches: SheetMetal_Workbench Shortcut: S B SeeAlso: SheetMetal_AddRelief, SheetMetal_AddJunction
SheetMetal AddBend
Description
The 
SheetMetal AddBend command replaces sharp edges between between two sections (base plate/walls/flanges) of a sheet metal object with rounded bends. Without these bends the object will not be unfoldable.
This command is the third of three steps to convert a shell object made with the Part Workbench or PartDesign Workbench into an unfoldable sheet metal object:
*Make Bend - replace edges with bends*
Usage
- Select one or more edges.
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- The Bend sharp corner Parameters Task panel opens (introduced in version 0.5.00).
- Optionally press the Select button to add more faces.
- Press the Preview button to finish the selection and display the changes.
- Optionally adjust the parameters in the Task panel.
- Press the OK button to finish the command and close the Task panel.
- A SolidBend object will be created consisting of one new bend at each selected edge.
- Optionally adjust the parameters in the Property editor.
Notes
The commands 
SheetMetal AddRelief, 
SheetMetal AddJunction, and SheetMetal AddBend work best with hollow cuboids i.e. shell objects with a constant thickness and only 90° angles between faces.
See SheetMetal AddRelief for hints about creating shell objects of cuboids.
Properties
See also: Property editor.
A SheetMetal SolidBend object is derived from a Part Feature object or, if it is inside a PartDesign Body, from a PartDesign Feature object, and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:
Data
{{Properties_Title|Parameters}}
-
base Object|LinkSub: \"Base object\". Links to the edges to be bent.
-
radius|Length: \"Bend Radius\". Default: {{value|1,00 mm}}.
-
thickness|Length: \"Thickness of sheetmetal\". Default: {{value|1,00 mm}}.
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