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GuiCommand: Name: SheetMetal AddCornerRelief MenuLocation: SheetMetal , Add Corner Relief Workbenches: SheetMetal_Workbench Shortcut: C R

SheetMetal AddCornerRelief

Description

The SheetMetal AddCornerRelief command adds a corner relief. A relief is usually created at corners where two bends meet, but the command can also create a relief at an open corner.

The command can only create one relief at a time.

*Default corner of two bends → Corner with added corner relief* *Default open corner → Open corner with added corner relief*

Usage

1. Select two edges of a corner.
2. There are several ways to invoke the command:
   • Press the Add Corner Relief button.
   • Select the SheetMetal → Add Corner Relief option from the menu.
   • Right-click in the Tree view or the 3D view and select the Sheet Metal → Add Corner Relief option from the context menu.
   • Use the keyboard shortcut: C then R.
3. The Generate Sheet Metal base shape Task panel opens (introduced in version 0.5.00).
4. Optionally press the Select button to reselect the edges.
   • Press the Preview button to finish the selection and display the changes.
5. Optionally adjust the parameters in the Task panel.
6. Press the OK button to finish the command and close the Task panel.
7. A CornerRelief object will be created consisting of one new corner relief at the selected corner.
8. Optionally adjust the parameters in the Property editor.

Relief shapes

The shape of a corner relief can be altered by changing its property values:

The value of the property ReliefSketch can be chosen from a list: {{value|Circle}} (default), {{value|Circle-Scaled}}, {{value|Square}}, {{value|Square-Scaled}}, {{value|Sketch}}.

• {{value|Circle}}and {{value|Square}} use the value of the property Size to scale the relief.

• {{value|Circle-Scaled}}and {{value|Square-Scaled}} use the value of the property Size Ratio to scale the relief.

• {{value|Sketch}}activates the use of the sketch listed in the property Sketch to define the relief shape.

*Circular relief (default settings) → Square relief (default settings) → Sketch based relief*

A closer look at relief sizes

To get an idea how and where the relief is placed we unfold a default corner without a relief.

Default corner of two bends → Corner with unfold solid → Corner in top view

The next step is to open the unfold sketch, create a circle through 3 points and add a radius dimension. Now we add a corner relief, create the corresponding unfold solid and open the first unfold sketch again. Adding a concentric circle of 3 mm radius reveals that we have found out how the internal circle is positioned as the new circle fits perfectly into the cut-out of the relief\'s unfold solid.

Default corner with unfold sketch → Corner with default relief and the same unfold sketch

Trying to set the property Size to a value below the determined 1,67 mm will result in an error; any value above should work fine.

Switching to Circle-Scaled and creating another unfold solid shows that 1,67 mm is the base for the property Size Ratio, too.

Notes

• The k factor defines where within the thickness of a sheet the neutral axis is located according to the ANSI standard.
• The selection accepts more than two edges, but only the first two edges are taken into account.

Properties

See also: Property editor.

A SheetMetal CornerRelief 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}}

• ReliefSketch|Enumeration: \"Corner Relief Type\". {{value|Circle}} (default), {{value|Circle-Scaled}}, {{value|Square}}, {{value|Square-Scaled}}, {{value|Sketch}}.

• Size|Length: \"Size of Shape\". Default: {{value|3,00 mm}}.

• Size Ratio|Float: \"Size Ratio of Shape\". Default: {{value|1,50}}.

• base Object|LinkSub: \"Base Object\". Links to the pair of edges defining the Corner Relief position.

• kfactor|FloatConstraint: \"Neutral Axis Position\". Default: {{value|0,50}}.

{{Properties_Title|Parameters1}}

• Sketch|Link: \"Corner Relief Sketch\".

• XOffset|Distance: \"Gap from side one\". Default: {{value|0,00 mm}}.

• YOffset|Distance: \"Gap from side two\". Default: {{value|0,00 mm}}.

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