How to flatten a sheet metal part and bend it step by step (bending simulation)?
I have a part of sheet metal and i want to flatten it and then bend every flange in a separate step for illustration
2 Answers
piece of cake.
All you have to do is use the fold and unfold commands. 'Unfold' and 'collect all bends' for the first feature, and then 'fold' the unfolded bends one at a time in whatever order you wish to demonstrate.
Take screenshots of them all in the same orientation and combine them in a PDF file to make a great 'flip chart' of the bend sequence.
See attached example.