editing Sheet Metal Rules after converting an imported Part to SheetMetal Part

[Anonymous]

Dear All,

Have a question about converting an imported part to sheetmetal part.
When I get a Step format part i need to modify or just create a drawing or dxf from it incl flat pattern, i have problem with the bending radius.
I have pre configured sheet metal rules, but the original step file was drawn with a different bend radius. And this is the case most of the time... (I have to adapt the sheet metal parts to the particular manufacturers specs many times.)
So how could I change all the parameters like bend radius and k factor etc after i convert an imported (step) part which was drawn in a different software as a sheetmetal part with a particular (different) sheet metal rule?

Thanks,

Tamas

[TheCADWhisperer]

It is unclear to me whether you are only trying to change the rules, or are you also trying to change the geometry?  Can you File >Export and then Attach your *.f3d here?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

This is the original part I received as a step file. Then I imported it, and did want to convert into a sheetmetal part.

But the manufacturer who would make the prototype needs it to be drawn with 0.2mm bending radius...

So after I convert it into a sheetmetal part, and then I edit the Sheetmetal rules, the bending radius does not change.

https://a360.co/33ZZxCR

my current workaround is that I change the radius (fillet) manually for all bending edges (here I only have 90deg bendings) while the part is still a solid part, and I just convert is into sheetmetal part. This is a very slow, and annoying thing, and only works for 9í deg bends. So I am looking for a normal solution for this problem...

thanks,

Tamas

[Anonymous]

Anyone?

[laughingcreek · Accepted solution]

the radius setting in the rules will only change the radius of bends created with the flange tool.  it doesn't change fillets created some other way.  

one course of action

-delete all the fillets on the outside surface.

-make copy of outside surface (offset surface w/ 0 offset)

-apply fillets the size you want.

-thicken

-convert to sheet metal