Sheet Metal Relief

Under corners click collect all corners to list all corners in the sheet metal body.

Sheet metal relief.

Type smreliefcreate in the command bar. When you select a corner it is highlighted in the graphics area. Enter relief size by bend radius ratio or force bend reliefs. Click the create relief tool button on the sheet metal ribbon tab.

Select an item see the note below. Select a hard edge bend face flange face or 3d solid entire model. Lets you select the sheet metal body to which the corner relief is applied. In sheet metal a bend relief is an incision cut along the sides of a planned bend.

In the corner relief propertymanager under scope select the sheet metal body to which to apply the corner relief. Do one of the following. You can add a corner relief to a single sheet metal body. Click corner relief sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal corner relief.

Choose create relief in the sheet metal menu. Though bend relief lengths and widths vary between projects they all share a common goal. Lists corners to which you can apply corner relief. 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.

In general a minimum bend relief is equal to the material thickness plus the inside bend radius. When sheet metal makes a transition from a bend to a flat surface or to another bend it tends to rip and tear. When you apply a relief option to the selected corner the list shows the option applied.