Alibre Design

Chapter 8 - Sheet Metal Feature Creation and Part Parameters5. Choose Bend Only if you do not want the flange wall, but just the bend that wouldbe created for it. This option can be used for creating jogs.6. Choose Match Taper if you want to specify that the taper of adjacent faces iscontinued through the flange.7. In Bend Angle, type in the angle you want your flange with respect to the face youare adding it to. The bend angle is the "excluded" angle of the bend, measured asshown in the following:Using a bend angle equal to or greater than 180° will disable inside/outsidealignment options.In Bend Radius, type in the radius for your bend. This will be the inside radiusof the bend. The default value here is the global bend radius specified in theparameters. Check Reverse Bend if you want the flange to go the oppositedirection from what is showing in the preview.On the Advanced Tab:8. In Bend Relief Type, specify if you want No Bend relief, Rectangular Relief, orRounded Relief.9. If you choose to have a relief, enter the Width and Depth. (Default values aretaken from the parameters set in the properties dialog box)10. Bend Allowance – Choose Use K factor: use the specified K-Factor to calculateallowance for the bend OR choose Use unfold length: set the unfold length usedwhen unfolding this bend.11. In Label, type in a unique name if desired.12. Click OK to create the feature.8.4.1 Sheet Metal Changes for Version 9.1 andLaterIn version 9.1 of Alibre Design, modifications were made to the way flanges are createdin sheet metal parts. These modifications ensure that the final dimensions of the sheetmetal part are correct. They will affect the dimensions of the part and the dimensionsof the flat pattern.Your models will be affected in the following way:213