Sheet metal related searches.
Relief sheet metal.
Do one of the following.
A 1 degree tolerance on all bend angles.
In the corner relief propertymanager under scope select the sheet metal body to which to apply the corner relief.
This is due to excessive localized stresses from the work hardening forces imposed on the metal.
Click insert sheet metal corner relief.
Bend reliefs in sheet metal.
Select an item see the note below.
Bends in sheet metal are manufactured using sheet metal brakes.
Under corners click collect all corners to list all corners in the sheet metal body.
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 the create relief tool button on the sheet metal ribbon tab.
In general a minimum bend relief is equal to the material thickness plus the inside bend radius.
To eliminate this a bend relief is added so the edge of the sheet metal is perpendicular to the bend.
Enter relief size by bend radius ratio or force bend reliefs.
Select a hard edge bend face flange face or 3d solid entire model.
When sheet metal makes a transition from a bend to a flat surface or to another bend it tends to rip and tear.
The corner relief is applied at the common intersection point of the bend lines.
See the picture on the side for an example.
Each corner of the t is at risk of tearing if the relevant line segment is bent without proper bend relief.
The model must have three bends where the bend lines meet.
When designing parts for laser cutting one should not make holes smaller than the thickness of the material.
Type smreliefcreate in the command bar.
Click corner relief sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal corner relief.
Similarly insufficient bend radius may lead to brittle fracture failure of the sheet metal.
Creates a corner relief where two bends meet.
In sheet metal a bend relief is an incision cut along the sides of a planned bend.
Though bend relief lengths and widths vary between projects they all share a common goal.
Choose create relief in the sheet metal menu.
Creates a corner relief where three bends meet at one common point.
You can add a corner relief to a single sheet metal body.
