Creating Lofted Bends

To create lofted bends:

  1. Create two separate open profile sketches.
  2. Click Lofted Bend (Sheet Metal toolbar) or Insert > Sheet Metal > Lofted Bends.
  3. In the PropertyManager, specify a Manufacturing Method.
  4. In the graphics area, select both sketches. For each profile, select the point from which you want the path of the loft to travel.
  5. Examine the path preview. Click Move Up or Move Down to adjust the order of the profiles, or reselect the sketches to connect different points on the profiles.
  6. Specify options in the PropertyManager and click .

Bend Line Control

Bend lines are displayed only if the lofted bend area is well-defined, and can be created using brake press manufacturing methods.

To create well defined lofted bend areas, make each face separate. For example, make the number of straight and curved elements in each profile equal.
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Each profile includes corresponding curved and straight elements Faces are separate from each other