SpaceClaim 2011+

SpaceClaim 2011+ Release Notes
Creating holes in a sheet metal flat part and then including those holes completely within a bend zone
now results in holes that bend up when you create a bend, as shown in the image below. Previously,
holes in this design scenario did not bend up.
When you use the Convert tool to convert a body to sheet metal, or, are working with an existing sheet
metal body, only the sheet metal faces that are separated by the default sheet metal thickness are
shown in blue, but not sheet metal that varies in thickness from the default, as shown in the image to
the right:
Now, when you convert a part that includes a notch, and then click
the Identity tool and select the Notches tool guide, notches are
clearly identified by the cyan color in the sheet metal part, as
shown in the notch in the image to the right:
You can now set the gage for a material used in a sheet metal part. Gage, or, ‘gauge’, is the thickness of
the metal organized by numbers: the smaller the number the thinner the metal. A sheet metal design or
component of a design must be assigned a material in order for the gage dropdown to display. You
cannot select a gage for designs or components that are assigned the ‘Unknown Material’ option.
To assign a material, from the Structure tree select the design at the top level, or select the component
for which you want to assign a material, and then click the Material Name dropdown from the Material
group in the Properties panel. From the Thickness group in the Properties panel, click the gage drop
down, and select a gage. Assigning a gage enables you to control the thickness of a sheet metal part at a
more granular level.
For sheet metal bends that are greater than 90 degrees, the definition of the K-factor calculation has
changed. Previously, Bend Deduction = 2 * SBout – Bend Allowance
Now, for angles up to 90 degrees, the length of one side of a part is defined as a tangent length or a
radius length, as shown in the image on the left, below. For larger angles, a reference point for
measuring the length of a part cannot be practically measured, so tangent dimensioning is used instead,
as shown in the image on the right:
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