Datasheet

Technical What’s New
Bend Order Annotation
Features containing bends are created in a logical
sequence during the design of a folded part model;
however, it is rare that the fabrication of those bends
during manufacturing will follow the same sequence.
The Bend Order feature provides a means of specifying
a desired fabrication sequence to bends (including
Cosmetic Centerlines) identified in the flat pattern.
Bends can be re-sequenced by: 1) selecting a beginning
bend and an ending bend and allowing the system to
reorder the bends that fall between, 2) by selecting
bends in the sequence desired, or 3) by applying a
specific bend order identification number to a selected
bend.
The Bend Order specified is subsequently recovered
when a Bend Table is created on a drawing containing a
flat pattern view.
Cosmetic Centerlines
There will be designs where you need a bend centerline
in your flat pattern for a feature that does not exist in
your folded model. A common example of this would be
for a stiening crease. Another example would be the
addition of one or more bend lines on the flat pattern of
a die-formed design. The Cosmetic Centerline feature
allows you to select straight lines sketched on the flat
pattern and define these lines as bend centerlines with
bend direction and angle attributes.
Once a sketched line is declared to be a Cosmetic
Centerline, it will display bend extent lines in the flat
pattern. Cosmetic Centerlines can also be recovered in
flat pattern drawing view bend notes and bend tables.
Other Sheet Metal Enhancements
•TheMoveFacefeatureisnowavailableasafeature
that can be applied while working within the flat pat-
tern.
•GapSizehasbeenaddedasasystemparameterthat
can be used in value declarations.
•SheetMetalUnfoldRulescannowutilizeCustom
Unfold Equations to define the bend zone
deformation applied when creating a flat pattern.
An equation editor and a bounding condition editor
have been added to the Style and Standard Editor for
Sheet Metal Unfold Rules to allow the definition of
equations and the conditions for using the equations.
•Thewidthtypeofaspecicbendfromamongagroup
of bends created as a single feature can now be edited
by selecting the Bend Edit glyph during the creation
or edit of a Flange or Lofted Flange feature.
Weldments
Groove Welds
Groove welds have a new Fill Direction option called
Radial Fill. Use Radial Fill to satisfy conditions that do
not require a linear direction and avoid the need to split
faces.
A new Chain Faces option is added to allow you to
easily group face selections.
Fillet Welds
Fillet welds have new functionality that allows the weld
to span a gap that is smaller than the specified weld
bead.
A new Start-Length option is added to allow specifying
the Start position and Length of the weld. Use the
Direction arrow to reverse the start position if required.
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