Activity: Adding deformation features across bends

Activity: Adding deformation features across bends

Activity objectives

Open a sheet metal file

1. Start QY CAD 2022.

2. Open deformation_across_bend_activity.psm.

Unbend the sheet metal part

1. Select the Home→Sheet Metal→Bend→Unbend command .

2. Place the cursor over the highlighted face and click.

   

3. On the Unbend command bar, set the Select option to All Bends.

4. On the Unbend command bar, click Finish.

   

5. On the Unbend command bar, click Cancel.

Display the sketches to create the bead

1. In PathFinder, click the entries for Sketch 1 and Sketch 2.

   

Create a bead across the bends

1. Select the Home→Sheet Metal→Dimple→Bead command .

2. On the Bead command bar, set the Create From option to Select From Sketch.

3. Place the cursor over the highlighted sketch and click.

   

4. On the Bead command bar click the Accept button.

5. Position the cursor so the arrow appears as shown in the illustration.

   

6. Click to accept the display side for the bead and then click Finish to create the bead.

   

Create another bead

1. Repeat the previous step to use Sketch 2 to create another bead.

   

Rebend the sheet metal part

1. Select the Home→Sheet Metal→Bend→Rebend command .

2. On the Rebend command bar, set the Select option to All Bends.

3. On the Rebend command bar, click Finish.

   

Hide the sketches

1. In PathFinder, deselect the entries for Sketch 1 and Sketch 2.

   

2. Save and close the sheet metal document. This concludes this activity.

Lesson summary

In this lesson you created a variety of deformation features. The feature origin for a rigid procedural feature was displayed and moved to a new location. The feature was rotated. Multiple occurrences where created with the pattern command.

Test your knowledge - Creating deformation features

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the definition of a deformation feature?

2. What is the difference between a drawn cutout and a dimple?

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