Sheet Metal Relief

Click the create relief tool button on the sheet metal ribbon tab.

Sheet metal relief.

Enter relief size by bend radius ratio or force bend reliefs. Under corners click collect all corners to list all corners in the sheet metal body. Synchronous sheet metal is pretty cool even cooler than just normal synchronous modeling if you ll excuse that word. In the corner relief propertymanager under scope select the sheet metal body to which to apply the corner relief.

When sheet metal makes a transition from a bend to a flat surface or to another bend it tends to rip and tear. Type smreliefcreate in the command bar. 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. When you select a corner it is highlighted in the graphics area. To eliminate this a bend relief is added so the edge of the sheet metal is perpendicular to the bend. Select an item see the note below.

Preventing tearing and part deformation during the bending process. Do one of the following. Select a hard edge bend face flange face or 3d solid entire model. When you apply a relief option to the selected corner the list shows the option applied.

Click corner relief sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal 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 sheet metal a bend relief is an incision cut along the sides of a planned bend.