Mitch Aucote Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Hi , just wondering if anyone could help me out with this . We have changed manufacturers and they have different v blocks for there presses which have a tighter radius , so I am having to change all of our sheet metal parts from a radius of 4.5mm and a k – factor of 0.44 to a radius of 1mm and a k-factor of 0.2 . The problem i am having is that when I change the radius of the bend the over all size of the part is completely changing , I think its because the parts were drawn with the bend feature not outside bend feature so i am losing the difference in radius on the parts , is there any way around this with out remodeling with the new part properties ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKevin Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Right-Click each bend and set the unfold length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Crowe Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Hi Mitch, You may have worked this out already, but I think that Kevin is referring to "Edit Bend Alignment" option when you right-click on a bend. See attached images. This allows you to change the type or distance of alignment without needing to recreate anything. Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Aucote Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Hi Malcolm, that looks like what i am after but i don't have that option when i right click on the bends , is there another way to engage this feature ? Cheers Mitch . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary OConnor Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Which version do you have of the product? It was a recent enhancements. However, you can still access that capability at the part level. Select on the part (cyan) and move over the bends and a handle will appear. You can right-click on those to access these options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Aucote Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 i have the 2018 version . But i just tried this and it worked perfectly , thanks heaps for the help much appreciated . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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