Relief Cut Sheet Metal

In the corner relief propertymanager under scope select the sheet metal body to which to apply the corner relief.

Relief cut sheet metal.

Bend relief synchronous sheet metal is pretty cool even cooler than just normal synchronous modeling if you ll excuse that word. If you select rectangular or obround specify the relief ratio. To eliminate this a bend relief is added so the edge of the sheet metal is perpendicular to the bend. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us.

If it is ok for the metal to rip the minimum bend relief is zero. Right click the sheet metal feature in the featuremanager design tree and select edit feature. Sheet metal parts may have sharp corners but designing a fillet of the material s thickness will make parts more cost effective. Bend 2 shows a rectangular relief cut into the part the depth of the relief should be greater than the radius of the bend.

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. Click corner relief sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal corner relief. You can add a corner relief to a single sheet metal body. Relief cuts help parts avoid overhangs and tearing at bends.

Sheet metal fabrication is the process of forming parts from a metal sheet by punching cutting stamping and bending. In general a minimum bend relief is equal to the material thickness plus the inside bend radius. Bend 1 shows a a tear relief. Bend relief and collars near pierced areas strengthen sheet metal parts.

Under corners click collect all corners to list all corners in the sheet metal body. One benefit of a bend relief is that it makes the part easier to produce. The width of the relief should be the material thickness or greater. To change the type of relief cut for all bends.

In the propertymanager under auto relief change the type of relief cut. The width of the relief should be a material thickness or greater preferably a material thickness 1 64.