Changing sheet metal bend radius of a step file on inventor?

[Vishnu_k]

I have been trying to recreate a sheet metal part from a step file with a bend radius of .787" . But I would like to change the bend radius to .75". Would there be anyway I could edit the radius directly from the step file on inventor? Or would I have to create the part on inventor from scratch? 

[JDMather]

@Vishnu_k 

Can you Attach your file here?

[Vishnu_k]

Attachment

[JDMather]

@Vishnu_k 

Just to be clear - the original geometry was not modeled correctly - so we will have to fix that as well.

What is your desired Bend Radius (inside radius)?

Oops - I see that in original problem description.

What version of Inventor are you using?

[Vishnu_k]

inventor professional 2021

[kacper.suchomski · Accepted solution]

Hi

Look this:

[SBix26]

Here is one way to do it (Inventor 2021 format).

• Converted to Sheet Metal, set defaults in Sheet Metal rule
• Deleted all faces except the three flat inside faces
• Extended those faces to sharp corners
• Filleted corners to the desired bend radius
• Thickened to Thickness.
• Created flat pattern

Reasonably quick process.

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Sam B

Inventor Pro 2024.0.1 | Windows 10 Home 22H2

[Vishnu_k]

@kacper.suchomski .Yup. That works. Thanks