Break Corner/Corner-Trim PropertyManager

Break Corner Options

Use the Break Corner tool with folded sheet metal parts.

In the Break Corner PropertyManager, set the following:

• Corner Edges and/or Flange Faces . Select corner edges or flange faces to break. You can select both simultaneously.

• Break type. Select an option:

  Chamfer Distance . Value for the chamfer distance.
  Fillet Radius . Value for the fillet radius.

Relief Options

Use Corner-Trim tool with flattened sheet metal parts.

In the Corner-Trim PropertyManager, set the following:

• Corner edges . Select corner edges to apply relief cuts.

• Collect all corners. Selects all inside corners.

• Relief. Select an option.

• With Relief set to:

• Circular or Bend Waist set a value for Radius .

• Square set a value for Side length .

• Centered on bend lines. Adds corner cuts centered relative to the bend lines with Relief set to Circular or Square.

• Ratio to thickness. Sets a ratio between the Radius or Distance and the sheet metal thickness.

The ratio uses the value you set for the Radius or Distance. Clear Ratio to thickness if you want to change the Radius or Distance.

• Tangent to bend. Adds corner cuts that are tangent to the bend lines when Centered on bend lines is selected.

• Add filleted corners. Adds a fillet with a user-defined Radius to selected Corner edges.

For convenience, you can add material when the sheet metal part is flattened.

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