Using Sheet Metal Bend Parameters Contents Bend Allowance and Bend Deduction Options You can specify the bend allowance or bend deduction values for your part. Bend Table You can specify the bend allowance or bend deduction values for a sheet metal part in a bend table. You can also specify K-Factor values in their own K-Factor bend tables. The bend table also contains values for bend radius, bend angle, and part thickness. K-Factor K-Factor is a ratio that represents the location of the neutral sheet with respect to the thickness of the sheet metal part. Bend Allowance and Bend Deduction Bend allowance and bend deduction calculations are methods you can choose to determine the flat length of sheet stock to give the desired dimension of the bent part. Other methods include bend tables, K-Factor, and bend calculation. Bend Calculation Tables You can calculate the developed length of sheet metal parts using bend calculation tables. Editing the Default Bend Radius, Bend Allowance, Bend Deduction, or Relief Type A Sheet-Metal1 feature in the FeatureManager design tree indicates a sheet metal part. The Sheet-Metal1 feature contains the default bend parameters. Parent topicSheet Metal Comparing Sheet Metal Design Methods Using Sheet Metal Tools Using Forming Tools with Sheet Metal Sheet Metal Parts Multibody Sheet Metal Parts