Corner Relief In Sheet Metal

However a common point of confusion when using sheet metal functions is the difference between the auto relief and corner treatment tools.

Corner relief in sheet metal.

To get a corner relief you ve got to have a corner. 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 the corner relief propertymanager under scope select the sheet metal body to which to apply the corner relief. Under corners click collect all corners to list all corners in the sheet metal body.

Click the create relief tool button on the sheet metal ribbon tab. When designing parts for laser cutting one should not make holes smaller than the thickness of the material. In this article we are going to explore how the feature is applied to the part to create the appropriate relief. 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. Select an item see the note below. Choose create relief in the sheet metal menu. Enter relief size by bend radius ratio or force bend reliefs auto.

In general a minimum bend relief is equal to the material thickness plus the inside bend radius. Type smreliefcreate in the command bar. To eliminate this a bend relief is added so the edge of the sheet metal is perpendicular to the bend. Bends in sheet metal are manufactured using sheet metal brakes.

Sheet metal parts with a minimum of 0 9mm to 20mm in thickness can be manufactured. At the time we only explained how these reliefs worked. In december 2013 we showed the new types of corner reliefs that were added with solidworks 2014. You can add a corner relief to a single sheet metal body.

A 1 degree tolerance on all bend angles. Click insert sheet metal corner relief. Creates a corner relief where three bends meet at one common point. Creates a corner relief where two bends meet.

Click corner relief sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal corner relief. The corner relief is applied at the common intersection point of the bend lines.