SpaceClaim 2011 Release Notes

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SpaceClaim 2011 Release Notes
Joggle height is the measurement between the top of the sheet going into the bottom
bend and the top of the sheet coming out of the top bend
5. Use the Select Anchor Point tool guide to select the face to remain fixed when the rest of the
body is bent to create the joggle.
The second joggle line is previewed when you select the anchored face.
6. Click the Complete tool guide to create the joggle.
To create a joggle from existing bends:
1. Select two bends with a face between them.
2. Right-click and select Create Joggle From Bends.
The face between the two bends is added to the joggle, and the highlighting color changes from
purple to magenta.
3. Set the joggle options.
4. Click the Complete tool guide to create the joggle.
To return a joggle to two independent bends:
1. Right-click the joggle.
2. Select Explode Joggle from the context menu.
A status message verifies that the selection is a joggle. The bends remain selected so that you
can right-click and select Create Joggle From Bends again to immediately return them to a joggle.
You can create the joggles shown in the following figures:
You can no longer create an invalid joggle from junctions that are separated from each other.
When creating a joggle, you can now anchor the face between the joggle’s two bends.
When using the Joggle or Bend tools, if you click an empty location in the Design window while the Select
Anchor Point tool guide is active, all previous work is cleared and the Select Cutter Point tool guide is
activated.
You can now select a bend and modify the Bend Steps value in the Sheet Metal section of the Properties
panel to instruct the operator and machine to create a large radius bend by bumping. A bumped bend is
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