Relief In Sheet Metal

In general a minimum bend relief is equal to the material thickness plus the inside bend radius.

Relief in sheet metal.

When you select a corner it is highlighted in the graphics area. Lists corners to which you can apply corner relief. Relief cuts help parts avoid overhangs and tearing at. In sheet metal a bend relief is an incision cut along the sides of a planned bend.

Lets you select the sheet metal body to which the corner relief is applied. Preventing tearing and part deformation during the bending process. Bend reliefs in sheet metal. Though bend relief lengths and widths vary between projects they all share a common goal.

When sheet metal makes a transition from a bend to a flat surface or to another bend it tends to rip and tear. Sheet metal fabrication is the process of forming parts from a metal sheet by punching cutting stamping and bending. Sheet metal related searches. 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.

When you apply a relief option to the selected corner the list shows the option applied. Synchronous sheet metal is pretty cool even cooler than just normal synchronous modeling if you ll excuse that word.