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Sheetmetal Design using Pro/ENGINEER

Wildfire 5.0
T2240-370-01
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Training Agenda
Day 1
Module 01
Introduction to the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Sheetmetal

Design Process
Sheetmetal Model Fundamentals
Creating Primary Sheetmetal Wall Features
Creating Sheetmetal Secondary Wall Features
Module 02
Module 03
Module 04
Day 2
Modifying Sheetmetal Models
Sheetmetal Bends and Setting Up the Sheetmetal
Environment
Special Sheetmetal Tools
Detailing Sheetmetal Designs
Design Project
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Module 05
Module 06
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Module 07
Module 08
Module 09
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Table of Contents
Sheetmetal Design using Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0
Introduction to the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Sheetmetal Design
Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Sheetmetal Design Process . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
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Sheetmetal Model Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Sheetmetal Model Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Understanding Developed Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Creating a New Sheetmetal Part in Assembly Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Creating a New Sheetmetal Model in Part Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Converting a Solid Model to a Sheetmetal Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
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Creating Primary Sheetmetal Wall Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Understanding Sheetmetal Wall Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Creating Flat Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Extruded Sheetmetal Wall Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Revolved Sheetmetal Wall Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Blend Sheetmetal Wall Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Offset Sheetmetal Wall Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Sheetmetal Wall Sketching Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Advanced Primary Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
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Creating Sheetmetal Secondary Wall Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Understanding Secondary Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Creating Secondary Flat Walls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Using Flange Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Using Extruded Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Wall Dashboard Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Using Partial and Overextended Walls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Understanding Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Creating Twist Wall Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Creating Extend Wall Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Using the Merge Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Modifying Sheetmetal Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Bends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Bend Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Unbend Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Bend Back Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Flat Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Deform Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Sheetmetal Cuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
5-34
5-38
5-42
5-45
5-48
5-52
5-58
5-61
5-65
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Die Form Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Punch Form Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilizing Punch Model Annotations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flatten Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notches And Punches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Edge Bends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corner Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Patterning Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mirroring Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sheetmetal Bends and Setting Up the Sheetmetal Environment . . . . 6-1

Order of Bend Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Bend Line Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Using Bend Tables for Bend Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Fixed Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Flat States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
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Special Sheetmetal Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Info Tools and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Design Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Defaults and Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Converting Solid Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
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Detailing Sheetmetal Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Adding the Flat and Formed States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Auto Ordinate Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Bend Line Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Bend Order Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
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Design Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Designing a Stapler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Student Preface
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Modules
Topics
Concept
Theory
Procedure
Exercise (if applicable)
Course Handbook Layout:
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In this topic, you learn about the course handbook layout and
the header used to begin each lab in Pro/ENGINEER.
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Procedure / Exercise Header:
Course Handbook Layout

The information in this course handbook is organized to help students find
information after the course is complete. Each course is organized into
modules, each covering a general subject. Each module contains topics,
each focused on a specific portion of the module subject. Each individual

topic in the module is divided into the following sections:
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Concept This section contains the initial introduction to the topic and
is presented during the class lecture as an overhead slide, typically with
figures and bullets.
Theory This section provides detailed information about content
introduced in the Concept, and is discussed in the class lecture but not
shown on the overhead slide. The Theory section contains additional
paragraphs of text, bullets, tables, and/or figures.
Procedure This section provides step-by-step instructions about how to
complete the topic within Pro/ENGINEER. Procedures are short, focused,
and cover a specific topic. Procedures are found in the Student Handbook
only. Not every topic has a Procedure, as there are knowledge topics that
contain only Concept and Theory.
Exercise Exercises are similar to procedures, except that they are
typically longer, more involved, and use more complicated models.
Exercises also may cover multiple topics, so not every topic will have an
associated exercise. Exercises are found in the separate Exercise Guide
and/or the online exercise HTML files.
The first module for certain courses is known as a process
module. Process modules introduce you to the generic high-level
processes that will be taught over the span of the entire course.
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Procedure / Exercise Header
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To make the exercises and procedures (referred collectively as labs) as

concise as possible, each begins with a header. The header lists the name
of the lab, a brief scenario, the working directory, the file you are to open,
and the initial datum display.
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The following items are indicated in the figure above:
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1. Procedure/Exercise Name This is the name of the lab.

2. Scenario This briefly describes what will be done in the lab.
3. Close Windows/Erase Not Displayed A reminder that you should
close any open files and erase them from memory. These icons have
been added to the left side of the main toolbar:
Click the Close Window
4.
5.
until the icon is disabled.
and then click OK.

Click Erase Not Displayed
Folder Name This is the working directory for the lab. Lab files are
stored in topic folders. The path to the lab files is:
users/student/course_folder/module_folder/topic_folder
In the above example, Extrude_Features is the topic folder, and should
be set as the Working Directory.
To set the working directory, right-click the folder in the folder tree or
browser, and select Set Working Directory.
Model to Open This is the file to be opened from the working
directory. In the above example, extrude.prt is the model to open. The
model could be a part, drawing, assembly, etc. If you are expected
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begin the lab without an open model, and instead create a new model,
you will see Create New.
To open the indicated model, right-click the file in the browser and
select Open.
Datum Display Setting The initial datum display you need to set
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Two other items to note for labs:
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indicated that you

is shown using icons. For example,
should display only datum planes. Datum axes, datum points and
datum coordinate systems should be disabled in this case.
Before beginning the lab, set the icons in the datum display toolbar to
match those shown in the header.
7. Task Name Labs are broken into distinct tasks. There may be one
or more tasks within a lab.
8. Lab Steps These are the individual steps required to complete
a task.
Saving Saving your work after completing a lab is optional, unless

otherwise stated.
Exercises Exercises follow the same header format as Procedures.
Setting Up Pro/ENGINEER for Use with Training Labs
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Before you begin a lab from any training course, it is important that you
configure Pro/ENGINEER to ensure the system is set up to run the lab
exercises properly. Therefore, if you are running the training labs on a
computer outside of a training center, follow these three basic steps:
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Extract the class files zip file to a root level drive such as C: or D:.
The extracted zip will create the default course folder path automatically,
such as C:/users/student/course_folder.
Locate your existing Pro/ENGINEER shortcut.
Copy and paste the shortcut to your desktop.
Right-click the newly pasted shortcut and select Properties.
Select the Shortcut tab and set the Start In location to be the same as
the course folder, for example C:/users/student/course_folder.
Start Pro/ENGINEER using the newly configured shortcut.
The configuration files specific to the course will be loaded.
The default working directory will be set to the course folder. You can
then navigate easily to the module and topic folders.
PROCEDURE - Setting Up the Pro/ENGINEER

Environment
Scenario
In this exercise, you learn how to set up the Pro/ENGINEER working
environment for each lab in the course.
extrude_1.prt
Topic1_Folder
Configure Pro/ENGINEER to ensure the system is set up to run

the lab exercises properly.
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Step 1:
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Perform this task only if you are running the labs on a computer
outside of a training center, otherwise proceed to Task 2.
1. Extract the zipped class files to a root level drive such as C: or D:.
The extracted ZIP will create the default course folder path
automatically, such as C:/users/student/course_folder.
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2. Locate your existing Pro/ENGINEER shortcut.

Copy and paste the shortcut to your desktop.
Right-click the newly pasted shortcut and select Properties.
Select the Shortcut tab and set the Start In location to be the same
as the course folder, for example C:/users/student/course_folder.
Close all open windows and erase all objects from memory to
avoid any possible conflicts.
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Step 2:
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3. Start Pro/ENGINEER using the newly configured shortcut.

The configuration files specific to the course are loaded.
The default working directory is set to the course folder. You can
then navigate easily to the module and topic folders.
1. Notice the two icons indicated in the header.
2. Click Close Window

the icon grays out.
from the main toolbar as necessary until
3. Click Erase Not Displayed

from the main toolbar.
Click OK if the Erase Not Displayed dialog box appears.
Step 3:
Browse to and expand the module folder for this procedure and
set the folder indicated in the header as the Pro/ENGINEER
working directory.
1. Notice the folder indicated in the

header.
2. If necessary, select theFolder
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Click Working Directory

to view the current working
directory folder in the browser.
Click Folder Tree to expand
it from the bottom of the
navigator.
Navigate to the users/student/Course_Folder/Module1_Folder/Topic1_Folder by
clicking the + next to each
folder.
tab from the
Browser
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3. Right-click the Topic1 folder and

select Set Working Directory.
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4. Click the Topic1 folder to display

its contents in the browser.
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Alternatively you can use the cascading folder path in the

browser to navigate to the topic folder, and then right-click and
select Set Working Directory from the browser.
Step 4:
Open the file for this procedure and set the initial datum display
according to the icons shown in the header.
1. Notice the lab model is specified

in the header.
Double-click extrude1.prt in
the browser to open it.
2. Notice the initial datum display is
specified in the header.
Click Point Display

disable their display.
Click Csys Display
enable their display.
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Click Axis Display

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Click Plane Display

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3. You are now ready to begin the first task in the lab:
Read the first task.
Perform the first step.
Perform the remaining steps.
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Remember to perform all the above tasks based on the header

contained in subsequent procedures.
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This completes the procedure.
Module
Module Overview
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Introduction to the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire

Sheetmetal Design Process
In this module, you learn about the sheetmetal design process that is
typically used to build a sheetmetal model in Pro/ENGINEER. The process
is supported throughout the course modules and again followed in a course
project.
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Objectives
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This module also introduces you to some of the basic sheetmetal features
that can be used to capture your design intent for a sheetmetal model.
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After completing this module, you will be able to:

Create a primary flat wall as the base feature for a Pro/ENGINEER
sheetmetal design.
Create some simple secondary walls.
Add a predefined notch and a predefined form to a sheetmetal model.
Create a flat state for a Pro/ENGINEER sheetmetal model design.
Create a drawing of the formed and flat state of a sheetmetal design.
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Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Sheetmetal Design

Process
The typical sheetmetal design process can be summarized by
five high-level steps.
Primary Walls
Secondary Walls
Other Sheetmetal Features
Flat States
Detail Drawings
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Other Sheetmetal Features
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Secondary Walls
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Primary Walls
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Flat States
Detail Drawings
Designing the Primary Wall
All Pro/ENGINEER sheetmetal designs start with a primary sheetmetal wall.

There are many different types of primary walls that you can start with, but the
most common are the Flat and Extrude walls. In addition to these two types
of primary walls, there are other of other types of primary walls including:
Revolve, Blend, Offset, and Variable Section Sweep, Swept Blend.
Any of these primary wall types can be used to create the primary wall for
your sheetmetal model. Creation of the base primary wall requires the
same care that you would use when creating the base feature in a regular
solid model. The base primary wall is the parent feature to all of the other
sheetmetal features in your model. As much as is possible, create the
primary wall with the correct feature type, orientation, and dimension scheme.
Changing them at a later time, while certainly possible, can be challenging.
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Secondary Walls
After you have created a primary wall, you can add a number of different
types of secondary walls to your sheetmetal model. As the name suggests,
these walls are secondary to a primary wall in that they need to reference the
edge of an existing wall to be created.
You use these walls to continue to populate your model with sheetmetal walls
to match your design intent. The types of secondary walls you can create
are Flat, Flange, Twist, Extend, and Merge as well as any of the primary
wall types.
Adding Other Sheetmetal Features
Creating Flat States
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Once you have at least one wall in the model (either a primary wall or a
secondary wall) you can begin to use other sheetmetal features to further
capture the design intent of your model. These features include bends,
unbends, sheetmetal cuts, forms, punches, notches, rips, edge bends, and
corner reliefs.
When nearing completion of your sheetmetal model, you can create a flat
state of the sheetmetal model. A flat state is essentially an unbent and
flattened blank that can be used to manufacture the part. The most useful
aspect of the flat state is that is created as a family table instance, so you can
easily put it in a drawing with the fully formed state.
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state and the finished form state to manufacture the part in a drawing.
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The final step in the sheetmetal design process is the detailing step. You
can make a drawing of any sheetmetal part and detail it as necessary by
creating views, dimensions, and notes for both flat and formed states of the
same model in the same drawing.
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want to help document the order, sizes, and characteristics of bends used to
fabricate the finished model.
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PROCEDURE - Process Exercise

Objectives
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After successfully completing this exercise, you will be able to:

Understand the basic process used when modeling sheetmetal designs
in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire.
Create a primary flat wall feature to use as the base feature for a sheetmetal
design.
Create secondary flat wall and flange wall features.
Create notch and form features.
Create a flat state for a sheetmetal design.
Create a drawing to detail both the formed and flat states of sheetmetal
design.
Create a bend order table and add it to a drawing along with associative
notes.
Create automatic ordinate dimensions for the flat state of a sheetmetal
design.
Scenario
Create a new Pro/ENGINEER sheetmetal model.
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Step 1:
Create New
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In this exercise, you create an enclosure for an electronic device that contains
walls, bends, notches, and forms. You will create the model, add a flat state
and a bend order table to it, and then create a drawing to document both the
formed and flat states of the model.
1. Click New
toolbar.
from the main
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field.
3. Select Sheetmetal as the

Sub-type in the dialog box.
4. Click OK to create the new part.
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Step 2:
Create a primary flat wall 200 mm x 100 mm x .5 mm thick.
1. Click Flat
from the feature toolbar.
2. Right-click anywhere in the main display area and select Define

Internal Sketch.
3. Select the TOP datum plane from the model tree as the Sketch Plane
reference.
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5. Right-click and select Rectangle.

Sketch and dimension a
rectangle, as shown.
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Click Done Section
4. Verify that the Reference field defaults to the RIGHT datum plane and
that the Orientation field defaults to Right and click Sketch.
6. In the dashboard for the

primary flat wall, type 0.50 in
the thickness field and click
Complete Feature .
Create a secondary flat wall with a trapezoidal shape.
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Standard Orientation.
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1. Click Flat
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from the feature
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2. Zoom in and select the lower

edge on the right side of the
model as the reference for the
flat wall.
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3. Select Trapezoid from the

Shape drop-down menu to
override the Flat default.
4. Double-click the wall height
dimension, type 50 and press
ENTER.
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the drag handle to a height
of 50.
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5. In the radius field type 2.0 and

press ENTER. The model should
now appear, as shown.
6. Click Complete Feature

the dashboard.
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Create a secondary flange wall with an 'I profile.
1. Click Flange
feature toolbar.
from the
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3. Press SHIFT and select the

surface as shown to select the
surface loop.
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2. Zoom in and select the lower

edge on the front of the model as
the reference for the flat wall.
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4. The surface loop appears, as

shown.
Double-click the 0.50 Inside
dimension, type 5.0, and press
ENTER.
5. Double-click the wall height

dimension and type 50 and press
ENTER.

the dashboard.
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Step 5:
Create points and pattern them to use as references for notch

features.
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3. Select the surface, as shown.
2. Click Datum Point Tool

the feature toolbar.
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1. Rotate the model approximately

as shown in the figure.
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4. Right-click and select Offset

References.
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5. Press CTRL and select datum

planes TOP and FRONT from
the model tree as the offset
references.
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6. Double-click the vertical

dimension and type 20.0
and press ENTER.
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7. Double-click the horizontal

dimension and type 25.0 and
press ENTER.
8. Click OK from the DATUM

POINT dialog box.
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10. Right-click PNTO and select

Pattern.
11. Select the 25 dimension, and
press ENTER to accept the
default value of 25.00.
12. Type 3 as the number of pattern
members in the first direction,
and click Complete Feature
from the pattern dashboard.
Create three sheetmetal notch features using the points you

created in the previous task as references.
1. Click Punch
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2. Select CIRC_NOTCH_20MM_W_TABS.GPH and click Open.

3. Verify that Advanced reference configuration is enabled and click
OK from the Insert User-Defined Feature dialog box.
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4. In the User-Defined Feature

Placement dialog box, notice
that the first SURFACE reference
is selected and select datum
plane RIGHT from the model
tree.
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5. Select the second SURFACE

reference and select the FRONT
datum plane from the model tree.
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6. Select the POINT reference, and

select PNT0 from the model.
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7. Select the Adjustments tab.

Select Direction: EXTRUDE_1
and click Flip.
8. Click Accept Settings
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9. Right-click Group CIRC_NOTCH_20MM_W_TABS in the model tree

and select Pattern.
from the pattern dashboard to create a
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reference pattern.
Create a sheetmetal punch form feature.
1. Click Punch Form
2. Click Open Punch Model
from the dashboard.
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4. Select the Options tab in the

dashboard.
Click in the Excluded punch
model surfaces collector.
Press CTRL and select the
three surfaces, as shown.
5. Select the Placement tab, and

select the first reference from the
form model.
6. Select the second reference

from the sheetmetal model.
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7. Click Plane Display

to

Point Display
their display.
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9. Click New Constraint from the

placement tab. Select the RIGHT
datum plane from the form model
and the RIGHT datum plane from
the sheetmetal model. Select
Mate as the constraint type.
8. Click New Constraint from

the placement tab. Select the
FRONT datum plane from the
form model and the TOP datum
plane from the sheetmetal
model. Select Mate as the
constraint type.
and
to disable
11. Drag the offset handle to 30 as

shown.
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the dashboard.
Step 8:
Create a flat state of the model to use later in a drawing.
1. Click Edit > Setup from the main menu.

2. Click Flat State > Create from the menu manager.
3. Accept the default ENCLOSURE_FLAT1 name for the Flat Pattern
instance by pressing ENTER.
4. Click Fully Formed from the menu manager.
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5. When prompted to select a

reference for the Fixed Geom
element, select the flat bottom
surface inside the box, as shown.
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ENCLOSURE_FLAT1 from
the menu manager to preview
the flat state of the model.
6. Click OK from the dialog box to

create the flat state.
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Note that the form feature was not flattened automatically. You will
need to complete this task manually in the next step.
8. Click Flatten Form
from the
sheetmetal feature toolbar.
9. In the FLATTEN Feature
Creation dialog box, click Form
> Define.
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10. Select the top surface of the form

feature, as shown.
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11. Click Done Refs from the menu manager and click OK from the
FLATTEN dialog box to complete the Flatten Form feature.
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12. Click File > Close Window from

the main menu.
Create a bend order table.
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1. Click Edit > Setup from the main

menu.
Step 9:
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This is because the Flatten Form feature was added in the
ENCLOSURE_FLAT1 file when you had it open. The feature was
added as an item in a family table for the model and was set to Yes
in the instance and No in the generic.
2. Click Bend Order > Show/Edit

from the menu manager.
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or edge to remain fixed while
unbending/bending back, select
the surface shown.
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4. When prompted to select a bend

to add to the current sequence,
select the bend surface on the
left end of the model, as shown.
5. Click Next in the menu manager.

6. When prompted for a plane or
edge to remain fixed, select the
flat surface, as shown.
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select the bend surface toward
the back of the model, as shown.
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select the bend surface near the
front of the model, as shown.
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flat surface, as shown.
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select the bend surface on the
right end of the model, as shown.

large flat surface, as shown.
16. Click Done in the menu manager.
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17. Click Info in the menu manager to review the finished bend order
table.
18. When you are finished reviewing the bend order table, click Close
to close the information window.
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19. Click Done/Return > Done/Return from the menu manager.

20. Click Save
from the main toolbar and click OK to save the model.
21. Click File > Close Window from the main menu.
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Step 10: Begin creating a new drawing to document the formed and flat
state for the ENCLOSURE.PRT.
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2. Select Drawing as the type, in the dialog box.

3. Type ENCLOSURE_C_DRW in the name field.
4. Click OK.
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5. The New Drawing dialog box appears. Notice the default template is
set to a0_drawing.
Click Browse in the Template area of the dialog box.
Note that there are two Browse buttons in this dialog box. You
need to click the lower one in the Template section.
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6. In the Open dialog box, select PTC_C_DRAWING.DRW and click

Open.
7. Click OK from the New Drawing dialog box to create the drawing.
8. The Select Instance dialog box appears. Select The generic instance
and click Open.
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The drawing is be populated with views and dimensions. In

a production drawing, the next step would be to clean up
the placement of the dimensions and add any other drawing
elements needed to document the model. Since this is just an
educational example, you can leave this sheet as is and move
on to the next task.
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Step 11: Continue the drawing creation process by adding a second sheet
to document the flat state of the model.
1. Select the Layout tab in the Drawing ribbon.
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2. Click New Sheet
from the Document group.
3. Click Drawing Models
4. Click Add Model from the menu manager.

5. Select ENCLOSURE.PRT from the Open dialog box and click Open.
6. Select ENCLOSURE_FLAT1 from the Select Instance dialog box

and click Open.
7. Right-click anywhere in the display area and select Insert General
View.
8. When prompted to select CENTER POINT for a drawing view, click
in the center of the display area.
9. In the Drawing View dialog box, select the TOP model view name.
10. Click Apply.
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11. Select Scale from the Categories menu.

12. Select Custom Scale and type 1.0 as the Custom Scale.
13. Click Apply.
14. Select View Display from the Categories menu.
15. Select No Hidden as the Display Style.
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16. Click OK to complete the drawing view.
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Step 12: Add the bend order table, bend notes, and auto ordinate
dimensions to the drawing.
1. Select the Annotate tab in the Drawing ribbon.
2. Click Show Annotations
view.
3. Select the Datums Tab
box. Click Select All
from the Insert group, and select the

from the Show Model Annotations dialog
to select all the Datum Axes.
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Note the appearance of the bend axes for each of the bends.
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4. Select the Note Tab

Click Select All
points.
Click OK.
from the Show Model Annotations dialog box.

and de-select Note_7 that indicates the datum
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Note that the bend notes are associative. The note leader for
each is attached to the corresponding bend axis for each bend.

from the ordinate dimension
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6. Click Auto Ordinate Dimension

flyout in the Insert group.
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7. When prompted to select one or more surfaces for ordinate dimension

creation, click and drag a box around all of the surfaces in the drawing
view, as shown.
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8. Click OK in the Select dialog box.
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9. Click Select Base Line from the menu manager and select the far
left edge of the model's geometry, as shown.
Note the resulting ordinate dimensions.
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10. Click Select Base Line from the menu manager and select the
bottom most edge of the model's geometry, as shown.
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11. Click Done/Return from the menu manager.
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In a production drawing, the next step would be to clean up the

resultant ordinate dimension and keep only the ones you needed
to document the model. However, it is generally more convenient
to have Pro/ENGINEER create the ordinate dimensions for you
and then to delete the ones you do not want, as opposed to
creating each of the ones you do want individually.
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Step 13: Save the models and erase them from memory.
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1. Click Save
2. Click File > Close Window from the main menu.
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3. Click File > Erase > Not Displayed > OK to erase the models from
memory.
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Module Overview
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Before exploring the different aspects of sheetmetal modeling in depth, it

is necessary to understand some of the fundamentals of how sheetmetal
models are handled, calculated, displayed, and created in Pro/ENGINEER
Wildfire.
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Understand the thickness of a Pro/ENGINEER sheetmetal model, and how
it is calculated from a driving surface.
Describe how the wireframe display of a Pro/ENGINEER sheetmetal
model's driving and driven surfaces are displayed.
Define, understand, and change developed lengths in Pro/ENGINEER
sheetmetal model designs.
Control developed lengths with a K-factor, Y-factor, or a bend table.
Create new sheetmetal models in part or assembly mode.
Create a new sheetmetal model by converting a solid model into a
sheetmetal model.
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It is important to understand some fundamental characteristics
of the Sheetmetal mode in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire.
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Constant thickness
Driving (green) and offset
(white) sides
Formed or flat
Developed length
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Flat State
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Wireframe Display of Driving

(Green) and Offset (White)
Sides

Sheetmetal models are solid parametric models that have a constant
thickness throughout. Therefore, they do not accurately represent real world
models that undergo deep drawing forming operations or other manufacturing
processes that involve large amounts of plastic deformation of the material
during formation.
Sheetmetal models have a driving side and an offset side. When displayed
as a wire frame, the driving side of the model is shown in green and the offset
(or driven side) is shown in white. The side surfaces of sheetmetal models
are formed only after the driving and offset surfaces have been regenerated.
You can see and example of this in the figure on the lower left of the slide.
Sheetmetal models can be displayed in either the formed design state (bent
into the final shape used in the design) or the flat state (unbent to show the
"blank" of metal needed prior to bending). An example of the formed state
is shown in the figure on the upper right side of the slide, while an example
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of the flat state for the same models can be seen in the figure on the lower
right side of the slide.
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire can accurately calculate the developed length of
most bends in a sheetmetal model. This enables you to design the model in
its formed state. If you unbend it later to form the flat state, you can apply the
developed length to each of the bends in the model so that an accurate flat
model can also be generated for manufacturing.
Best Practices
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Because of the general thinness of a sheetmetal part, you should select

flat surfaces as references when placing a feature. If a flat surface is not
applicable, edges are more convenient than side surfaces. When you orient
a sheetmetal part, the first selection must be a planar surface or a datum
plane and the second selection may be an edge. This is contrary to orienting
non-sheetmetal solid parts (where it is recommended that the second
reference be a surface instead of an edge). Edges are often references
in sheetmetal models.
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Understanding Developed Length

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire can automatically calculate the
developed length of most sheetmetal bends.
Developed Length (Bend Allowance)
can be determined by:
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Before Bend
Applied to whole part or to individual

features as necessary.
N is the Neutral Axis
L = (/2 x R + y x T) /90
L= Developed Length
R = Inside Radius
T = Material Thickness
= Bend Angle (measured as
angle of deflection)
y = (/2) * K
K = /T
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System Equation (Y/K Factor)

Provided Bend Tables (soft,
medium and hard materials)
User-defined Bend Tables
Entered Value
Defining Developed Length
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Accurate developed length calculations (often referred to as bend

allowances) enable you to capture your design intent in the solid model
while also developing a precise flattened model that manufacturers can use
when developing the actual product. Physical sheetmetal parts are often
manufactured by taking a flat piece of sheetmetal material and bending it into
the finished part. This final shape is often referred to as the developed or
formed model. When you bend or form a piece of sheetmetal, the material
on the outside of the neutral bend axis stretches while the material on the
inside of the neutral bend axis compresses. The neutral bend axis itself
remains the same before and after the bend because it is neither stretched
nor compressed. You can account for this material behavior by establishing
appropriate material descriptions and formulae for accurately calculating the
bend allowance. It is very helpful to be able to provide the manufacturers of
your sheetmetal models with the overall dimensions of the flat stock (often
referred to as the blank) that they need to begin the manufacturing process.
Pro/ENGINEER can create a blank that incorporates the developed lengths
of the formed mode into the flat model.
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Calculating Developed Length

The developed length of a bend depends on the thickness, bend radii,
bend angles, and other material properties (principally the hardness of the
material). The developed length calculation compensates for stretching in the
area of a bend.
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System Default Equation
Bend Tables are covered in a separate topic.
The developed length of a bend is determined in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire

using one of four methods:
System Equation (default)
Entered Value
Provided Bend Tables
User-defined (Customized) Bend Tables
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By default, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire uses a default bend formula to calculate

the developed length that uses y-factor or k-factor values.
The equation, shown in the figures here, is stated as L = (/2 x R + y x T)
/90 Where: L = developed length. R = inside radius. T = material thickness.
= bend angle (deflection angle, in ) and y = y-factor.
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Note that the bend angle is measured as the angle of deflection,

and not the inside angle. For example if a flat wall section was bent
30, the bend angle () is 30, not 150.
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The y-factors and k-factors are part constants defined by the location
of the sheetmetal material's neutral bend line which is largely based on
the hardness of the material. The k-factor is a value that expresses a
parameterized location of the neutral bend axis. It is calculated as k = /T.
In the figure, you can see that is the distance away from the inside radius
where the neutral bend axis lies. Therefore, a value of k = 0 would indicate
that the neutral bend axis is on the innermost surface of the bend, while a
value of k = 1 would indicate that the neutral bend axis is located on the
outermost surface of the bend.
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Both the k-factors and y-factors increase as the hardness of the material
increases. Therefore, harder materials have larger developed lengths than
softer materials.
The y-factor is calculated with the equation y = k * /2. The default value
for the y-factor is 0.50.
Entered Values
Another way to control the developed length of a given bend is to override
whatever value is given to the bend (by a bend table or the default equation)
with a user supplied value. This approach can be useful when the developed
length is known heuristically from some source (such as a manufacturing
vendor) and just needs to be incorporated in the model.
Best Practices
Before beginning the development of sheetmetal models in Pro/ENGINEER
Wildfire, determine how the developed length will be calculated. Accurate
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developed length calculations will enable you to capture your design intent in
the solid model and to create accurate flat models that manufacturers can
use to develop the actual product.
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PROCEDURE - Understanding Developed Length

Scenario
Explore various methods of controlling the developed length of a sheetmetal
bend.
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the developed length of
the bend is currently 4.14
(highlighted in red in the
image).
1. Right-click the FIRST WALL

feature in the model tree and
select Edit.
Examine and modify the developed length of a bend by changing

the y-factor.
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2. From the main menu, click Edit > Setup > Bend Allow > Y-factor >
Enter.
Type .70 when prompted to type a new y-factor and click Accept
Value .
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select Edit.
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Note that the value for

the developed length of
the bend is now 4.54
(highlighted in red in the
image).
Task 2:
Unbend the model and measure the length of the flat model.
1. Click Unbend
2. Verify that Regular is selected in the menu manger and click Done.
3. Click Unbend All > Done > OK.
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4. From the main menu, click Analysis > Measure > Distance. Select
the edges shown in the figure (highlighted in red) as the From and
To references.
Override the calculated developed length with a user-defined

value and measure the length of the flat model again.
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Note the resulting distance of 71.5416.

select Edit.
2. Select the 4.54 DEV.L
dimension, right-click and
select Value.
to regenerate the part.
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3. Type 5.12 and press ENTER.
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5. Click Analysis > Measure

> Distance from the main
menu. Measure the distance
between the same two edges
you measured in the previous
task.
Note that the distance measured is now 72.1200. This is because
the user-defined value for the developed length of the bend is
now being used to drive the flat length of the model instead of
the y-factor calculated value.
6. Click Accept
7. Click Save

8. Click File > Erase > Current > Yes to erase the model from memory.
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Creating a New Sheetmetal Part in Assembly

Mode
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There are three methods for creating a new sheetmetal model.

One method is to create a new sheetmetal part in Assembly
mode.
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Creating a New Component in an Assembly
Creating a New Sheetmetal Part in Assembly Mode
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You can create a new sheetmetal model in Assembly mode. When you are
working inside of an existing assembly, you can click the Create Component
icon to open the Component Create dialog box. Once in the Component
Create dialog box, you must then select the Sheetmetal radio button, type
a part name, and click OK. The Creation Options dialog box appears, and
you can select the Copy from Existing radio button and then browse for the
template file you wish to use.
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PROCEDURE - Creating a New Sheetmetal Part in

Assembly Mode
Scenario
Create a new sheetmetal part in Assembly mode.
NewInAssembly
Create and assemble a new sheetmetal part in the

MACHINE.ASM.
1. Click Create Component

from the assembly toolbar.
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dialog box, select Part as the
Type, if necessary, and select
Sheetmetal as the Sub-type.
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3. Type front_enclosure in the

Name field and click OK.
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4. In the Creation Options dialog box, verify that the Copy From
Existing radio button is selected.
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Note that the default template in the Copy From field is for a
solid part not a sheetmetal part. While in Assembly mode,
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire does not discriminate between solid
and sheetmetal parts. Therefore, you will select a sheetmetal
template in the next step.
5. Click Browse and double-click
the templates folder.
6. Select PTC_MM_KG_SEC_SHEET.PRT from the Choose

Template dialog box and click
Open.
7. Verify that the dialog box

appears, as shown, and click
OK to create the new sheetmetal
part.
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8. Right-click in the graphics area

and select Default Constraint,
as shown.
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10. Right-click the new

FRONT_ENCLOSURE.PRT
sheetmetal part in the model tree
and select Activate, as shown.
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9. Click Complete Component

to finish assembling the
component.
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11. Click Save
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Note that once the new

FRONT_ENCLOSURE
sheetmetal part has been
activated, the Sheetmetal
icons appear in the feature
toolbar, indicating that the
part is both a solid part and
a sheetmetal part.
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Creating a New Sheetmetal Model in Part Mode
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One method is to create a new sheetmetal part in Part mode.

You can create a new sheetmetal model in Part mode. You can click the New
icon, select the Sheetmetal radio button and type a part name. You can
then either click OK and use the default sheetmetal template part or you
can clear the Use default template check box, click OK, and then browse
for the sheetmetal template part you want to use. Note that you can use the
template_sheetmetalpart config option to specify the default template.
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PROCEDURE - Creating a New Sheetmetal Model in Part

Mode
Scenario
Create a new sheetmetal model part.
Create New
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2. Select Part as the Type,

if necessary and select
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from the main
1. Click New
toolbar.
Create a new sheetmetal model.
3. Type bracket in the Name field.
4. Clear the Use default template

check box.
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appears, as shown, and click
OK.
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mm_kg_sec_sheet appears in the Template field.
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template_sheetmetalpart config setting. This config
option is set to the exact path and filename that you
designated for sheetmetal part templates, in this case
..\..\templates\mm_kg_sec_sheet.prt. This template part is
pre-configured with, among other things, default datum planes
and a coordinate system, layers, and parameters.
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7. Click OK to create a new

sheetmetal part using this
template.
Task 2:
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sheetmetal options in the
Part toolbar on the right side
of the screen. This is one
way to know you are in a
sheetmetal part.
Explore some of the entities that are in the part as the result of
using the MM_KG_SEC_SHEET.PRT template part.
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note that several layers have
already been created.
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Tools > Parameters and
note the presence of three
parameters.
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Parameters dialog box.
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because the MM_KG_SEC_SHEET.PRT was used as a
template. All of these entities (and others) existed in the template
file and were copied into the new file.
4. Click Save
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Converting a Solid Model to a Sheetmetal Model
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One method is to convert a solid model to a sheetmetal model.
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You can convert an existing solid model to a sheetmetal model in

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. You can click Applications > Sheetmetal from the
menu bar. The menu manager appears with the SMT CONVERT options.
You can then select Driving Srf and select the driving surface if the model is
already a constant thickness, or you can select the Shell option and specify
which surfaces to remove and create a shell model with a constant thickness.
Once you complete either of these steps, the FIRST WALL feature will be
added to the model tree and you will have access to the Sheetmetal menus
and feature icons.
Once you have converted a solid model to a sheetmetal model using this
technique, you can employ additional sheetmetal features to help create a
developable part. A developable part is typically defined as a sheetmetal
model that can display in its flat state and is capable of being manufactured.
The most common tool that you will use for this job is the Conversion feature,
but you can use any sheetmetal features to create a developable part.
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PROCEDURE - Converting a Solid Model to a Sheetmetal

Model
Scenario
Convert a solid model to a sheetmetal model.
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1. Examine the features in the

model tree.
Convert a solid model to a sheetmetal model.
Task 1:
2. From the main menu, click Applications > Sheetmetal.

3. When the SMT CONVERT menu manager appears, select Shell.
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hidden surfaces on the back of
the model, as shown in the figure
(highlighted in red).
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query select these
surfaces or rotate the
model so that you
can select the surface
directly.
5. Click Done Refs to finish the

feature.
6. When prompted for a thickness,

type 1.0 and click Complete
Feature .
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Task 2:
Examine the converted model.
1. Examine the features in the

model tree.
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2. Rotate the model to examine

the surfaces that have been
removed from the back of the
model.
Note the addition of the

FIRST WALL feature. Also
note that the Sheetmetal
mode icons have been
added and the Solid mode
icons have been removed
in the feature toolbar on the
right.
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Creating Primary Sheetmetal Wall Features

Module Overview
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A critical building block for every sheetmetal model is the creation of a

primary wall feature. Since it is the first sheetmetal feature in a model, it
does not need to reference any other sheetmetal features. It also sets the
thickness of the entire sheetmetal model.
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In this module you will explore a number of different methods of creating

primary walls. You will also learn about how these primary wall types can be
created after an initial primary wall exists. These walls are called unattached
walls.
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Understand the difference between primary and secondary walls
Understand the difference between attached and unattached walls.
Create flat primary walls.
Create extruded primary walls.
Create revolved primary walls.
Create blend primary walls.
Create offset primary walls.
Understand other less common types of primary walls.
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Understanding Sheetmetal Wall Features
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A wall is any section of sheetmetal.
Secondary Wall Attached

Along Red Edge
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Primary Wall No References
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Two Unattached Primary Walls
Secondary Wall Merged at

Both Ends
Sheetmetal Walls
Sheetmetal walls are the main method of adding solid geometry to a

sheetmetal model. They are similar to the Protrusion feature in normal,
non-sheetmetal solid Pro/ENGINEER models. There are two main types of
walls that you can create in sheetmetal models: primary wall and secondary
wall features.
Primary Walls
Primary walls are sheetmetal wall features that do not need to reference
existing sheetmetal features. They are always the first sheetmetal feature in
a sheetmetal model: they form sheetmetal geometry which other sheetmetal
features can reference. None of the sheetmetal features except for the
primary wall features are available until a primary wall has been created.
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You can continue to create primary walls after an initial primary wall has been
created, but these walls are created as unattached primary walls and can
later be attached to existing sheetmetal geometry.
Secondary Walls
Unlike primary wall features, secondary wall features need to reference
existing sheetmetal geometry. Typically the first step in creating a secondary
wall is to select an edge of an existing sheetmetal wall to which you will
attach the secondary wall.
Attached versus Unattached Walls
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By definition, secondary walls are attached walls as the name suggests,

they are attached to an existing wall. However, since primary walls can
be created without referencing any other existing sheetmetal geometry,
it is possible to create more than one primary wall in a Pro/ENGINEER
sheetmetal design. One such example can be seen in the figures on bottom
of this example: the first wall was created as a primary wall (marked #1 in the
figure), and then another primary wall was created (marked #2 in the figure).
A secondary wall flange wall (marked #3 in the figure) was then attached to
wall #1 (shown by the green arrow) because the top edge of the wall #1
where the green arrow is was selected as a reference for the wall.
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along the edge where the red arrow is shown. Once wall #3 is attached
at both ends, the geometry becomes one continuous piece of sheetmetal
geometry and other useful sheetmetal features (such as the unbend feature)
can be applied to it.
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This type of approach is often useful in top-down designs where the location
of some geometry is known and other geometry is needed to bridge
between these known locations.
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Creating Flat Walls
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A flat wall is a planar, unbent section of sheetmetal.
Completed Flat Wall
Primary Flat Walls
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Flat Wall Icon Location
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Primary flat walls can take any flat shape because you either select or create
a closed sketch that defines the extents the feature. You can use the Flat
icon for this type of feature, and it is located in the feature toolbar.
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PROCEDURE - Creating Flat Walls

Scenario
Create a primary flat wall sheetmetal feature.
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Flat
Task 1:
Create a primary flat wall feature.
1. Click Flat
2. Click References from the dashboard and click Define.
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3. When the Sketch dialog box appears, select the TOP datum plane
from the display area or from the model tree as the Sketch Plane
reference.
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4. Verify that the resulting default for the Sketch Orientation reference is
the RIGHT datum plane and that the Orientation field is set to Right.
5. Click Sketch to start Sketcher mode.
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6. Sketch and dimension the geometry in the Sketcher window, as

shown.
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7. Click Done Section

dashboard.
to leave Sketcher mode and return to the
8. Type 1.50 in the thickness field on the dashboard, as shown.
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Note that the thickness set for this wall will modify the value
of the thickness parameter (SMT_THICKNESS), which
controls the thickness of the entire sheetmetal part. Editing
the first wall feature will display the thickness dimension
since it is the first wall feature in the sheetmetal model.
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10. From the main menu click View > Orientation > Standard
Orientation.
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Extruded Sheetmetal Wall Features
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You can use the Extrude tool to create a primary wall feature.
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Competed Extruded Primary Wall
Extruded Sheetmetal Wall Features
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An extruded wall is created by taking a sketch you create and extending it

normal to the sketch plane. This creates a surface to which you can add
sheetmetal thickness to the inside or outside. You can use the Extrude Tool
icon for this type of feature, and it is located at the top of the feature
toolbar.
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PROCEDURE - Extruded Sheetmetal Wall Features

Scenario
Create a primary extruded wall sheetmetal feature.
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Extrude
Create a primary extruded wall feature.
1. Click Extrude Tool
from the feature toolbar

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2. Click Placement from the dashboard and click Define.
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3. When the Sketch dialog box appears, select the FRONT datum plane
from the display area or from the model tree as the Sketch Plane
reference.
4. Verify that the resulting default for the Sketch Orientation reference is
the RIGHT datum plane and that the Orientation field is set to Right.
5. Click Sketch to start Sketcher mode.
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in the Sketcher window, as
shown.
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to leave
Sketcher mode and return to the
dashboard.
8. From the dashboard, click

Options and select the Add
bends on sharp edges option.
9. Type 5.0 in the Radius field and

verify that the dimension side is
set to Inside. The Options menu
appears, as shown.
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10. Type 500 in the dashboard depth field and type 3.5 in the thickness
field. The dashboard appears, as shown.
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12. From the main menu click View

> Orientation > Standard
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13. Click Save
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Revolved Sheetmetal Wall Features
Completed Revolved Wall
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You can use the Revolve tool to create a primary wall feature.
Revolved Wall Icon Location
Revolved Sheetmetal Wall Features
A revolved wall is created by taking a sketch you create and rotating it about
an axis. This creates a surface to which you can add sheetmetal thickness to
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of feature, and it is located in the feature toolbar.
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PROCEDURE - Revolved Sheetmetal Wall Features

Scenario
Create a primary revolved wall sheetmetal feature.
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Revolve
Task 1:
Create a primary revolved wall feature.
You may need to locate the

icon on the flyout menu, as
shown.
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1. Click Revolve
feature toolbar.
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2. Click One Side > Done.
3. When prompted for a

SKETCHING PLANE, select
the FRONT datum plane from
the model tree. Click Okay from
the menu manager to accept the
direction of feature creation.
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for sketching, click Default from
the menu manager.
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5. Sketch the two lines, the arc,

and the centerline, as shown.
The vertical centerline acts as
an axis of revolution and as a
dimensioning reference for the
revolved diameter dimensions.
6. When you finish sketching and
dimensioning the geometry,
click Done Section
to leave
Sketcher mode.
7. Click Okay from the menu

manager to accept the direction
of thickening, as shown.
8. Click 360 > Done from the menu
manger to define the angular
rotation of the section.
9. Click OK from the FIRST WALL
feature creation dialog box to
create the feature.
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Orientation.
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11. Click Save
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Multiple sections can join together to create a Blend Primary

Wall feature.
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Completed Blend Primary Wall

Feature
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You can create a blended wall by connecting two or more sketched sections
together. This creates a surface to which you can add sheetmetal thickness
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icon for this type of

to the inside or outside. You can use the Blend
feature, and it is located in the feature toolbar. There are three different
methods you can use to connect sections: parallel, rotational, and general.
See the Sheetmetal help files for Blend walls or the Part help files for Blends
and Non-parallel blends for more information on creating these types of walls.
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PROCEDURE - Blend Sheetmetal Wall Features

Scenario
Create a sheetmetal Primary Blend Wall feature.
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Blend
Create a Blended Primary Wall feature.
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1. Click Blend
toolbar.
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2. Verify that Parallel, Regular

Sec, and Sketch Sec are
selected in the menu manger
and click Done.
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3. Verify that Straight is selected

in the menu manger and click
Done.
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4. When prompted for a SKETCHING PLANE, select the FRONT datum

plane from the model tree. Click Okay from the menu manager to
accept the direction of feature creation.
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5. When prompted for a reference for sketching, click Default from the
menu manager.
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6. Sketch a circle and make its

diameter 120. Right-click and
select Toggle Section to go to
the second section, as shown.
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9. When you finish sketching and

dimensioning the geometry,
click Done Section
to leave
Sketcher mode.
8. Sketch a third circle with a

diameter of 10.
7. Sketch a second circle with a

diameter of 20. Right-click and
select Toggle Section to go to
the third section.
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10. Click Okay from the menu

manager to accept the direction
of thickening, as shown.
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11. When you are prompted to type

a DEPTH for section 2, type 75
and click Accept Value .
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12. When you are prompted to type

a DEPTH for section 3, type 75
and click Accept Value .
13. Click OK from the FIRST WALL
feature creation dialog box to
create the feature.
Orientation.
from the main
15. Click Save
toolbar and click OK.
16. Click File > Erase > Current >
Yes.
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Offset Sheetmetal Wall Features
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You can use surfaces to create an offset wall feature.
Completed Offset Primary Wall
Offset Wall Icon Location
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An offset wall is created by specifying an existing surface, and the direction

and distance you wish to offset. This creates a new surface to which you can
add sheetmetal thickness to the inside or outside. You can use the Offset
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PROCEDURE - Offset Sheetmetal Wall Features

Scenario
Create a primary offset wall sheetmetal feature.
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Task 1:
Create a primary offset wall feature.
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from the feature
1. Click Offset
toolbar
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offset from, select the surface,
as shown.
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3. When you are prompted for an

offset distance type 25.0 and
click Accept Value .
4. Click Okay to accept the

direction of material addition, as
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Note that other items are available in the FIRST WALL feature
creation dialog box (such as the Offset Type and Thickness) for
which you will be accepting the default settings.
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5. Click OK from the FIRST WALL feature creation dialog box to create
the feature.
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After Thicken
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The Thicken option is available in Sketcher mode for sheetmetal

features.
The Thicken Sketcher Tool
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Sheetmetal bends are often formed on a break where the sheetmetal is bent
over a specifically sized die to form an inside radius. Since the inside radius
of the bend is set by a specifically sized die, it is important to the design intent
of a model. As a designer, you may run into situations where the sketch you
are creating is dimensioning to an outside diameter.
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The design intent for this model is to create the sheetmetal thickness to the
right of the sketch, dimension all bends as 5.00 mm inside radius bends, and
to dimension the right most vertical member to the far side of the thickness.
The weak (gray) dimensions do not match this design intent.
You can use the Thicken Sketcher tool to incorporate the correct dimensioning
scheme (and hence the correct design intent) into your features. It creates
a set of construction entities that are offset from the geometry you have
sketched. You can select the side and distance to which the offset occurs, and
this in turn sets the direction and thickness of the solid sheetmetal geometry.
The most useful aspect of this set of offset entities is the ability to dimension
to them. You can dimension the inside radius of a sketch even if the geometry
you have sketched is the outside radius. Furthermore, you can dimension
to offset entities in order to match the dimensioning scheme of your feature
to the design intent of your model. An example of this is shown in second
figure. The offset entity is used to create an inside radius 5.00 mm dimension
and the 29.00 mm dimension. Both of these dimensions belong to the offset
entities created by the Thicken tool.
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Best Practices
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Outside radius dimensions that are left as weak dimensions prior to using
the Thicken tool will change to weak inside radius dimensions after you use
the Thicken tool.
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Scenario
Explore some sketching tools that are unique to sheetmetal models.
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Task 1:
Create an extruded primary wall feature with an existing sketch,

but re-dimension the sketch to match your design intent.
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The design intent for this model is to create a brace that is 25 mm

thick and uses bends that have inside radii dimensions all equal
to 5 mm. You will discover that the existing sketch that currently
uses these dimensions does not have the correct design intent
(due to the material thickness of the sheetmetal) and will need to
be re-dimensioned.
from the feature toolbar
2. Select Sketch 1 from the model tree.

3. From the dashboard, click Solid
4. From the dashboard, click Placement > Unlink > OK to convert

Sketch 1 to an internal sketch.
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5. Click Edit from the Placement

tab to start Sketcher mode, as
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the weak 25.00 and 5.00
dimensions in the sketch.
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6. Once in Sketcher mode,

right-click in the display area and
select Thicken.
You can also click Sketch
> Feature Tools > Thicken
from the main menu.
7. Click Flip from in the menu manager to flip the arrow to the right.
Once the arrow is facing right, click Okay from the menu manager.
8. If necessary specify a thickness of 2.0.
9. Click Accept Changes
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Note the addition of the offset construction line representing the

thickness of the sheetmetal material. Also note that the weak
5.00 dimension has automatically moved to the inside radius
and is now 3.00.
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right-click and select Modify.
Type a value of 25.00 in the
Modify Dimensions dialog box
and click Regenerate Section
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11. Click Normal Dimension

and select the thickness line
and the vertical reference line to
create the 29.00 dimension, as
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10. Select the 3.00 dimension, right-click and select Modify....

Type a value of 5.00 in the Modify Dimensions dialog box and click
Regenerate Section .
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Sketcher mode. Type 100 for the
depth in the dashboard and click
Complete Feature .
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14. Click View > Orientation >

Standard Orientation from the
main menu.
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15. Click Save
toolbar and click OK to save the
model.
16. Click File > Erase > Current

> Yes to erase the model from
memory.
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Swept Blend
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There are many less common but often useful types of primary
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From Boundaries
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Variable Section Sweep A variable section sweep creates a primary

wall feature by sweeping a section along the selected trajectories and
simultaneously controlling the sections orientation, rotation, and geometry
along the trajectory. In this example, the trajectories used to create the wall
are shown in red while the section is shown in blue.
Swept Blend A swept blend creates a primary wall feature by sweeping
along a trajectory while simultaneously varying the cross-section from one
user-defined cross-section to the next. In this example, the trajectory used
to create the wall is shown in red while the sections are shown in blue.
Helical Sweep A helical sweep creates a primary wall feature by
sweeping a section along a helical (corkscrew-like) trajectory.
From Boundaries The From Boundaries option creates a primary wall
feature by enabling you to create a surface by specifying curves that the
surface will pass through in one or two directions. From this surface the
offset surface is created and the sheetmetal material is added. In this
example, the curves used as boundaries in the first direction are shown in
red while the boundaries in the second direction are shown in blue.
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Blend Section to Surfaces The Blend Section to Surfaces option creates

a primary wall as a blend that goes from a sketched section to a selected
surface or surfaces and is tangent to that selected surface. In this example,
the blend section is shown in blue, the surface it attaches to is grey, and
the resulting primary wall is shown in transparent purple.
Blend Between Surfaces The Blend Between Surfaces option creates
a primary wall feature that is a smooth surface between two selected
surfaces. In this example, there is no figure for this primary wall creation
method.
Blend from File Imports a blend from an .IBL file. In this example, there
is no figure for this primary wall creation method.
Blend Tangent to Surfaces The Blend Tangent to Surfaces option
enables you to create a blended surface tangent to surfaces from an
edge or a curve. This surface then becomes the driving surface for a
sheetmetal primary wall. In this example, there is no figure for this primary
wall creation method.
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Module Overview
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Creating Sheetmetal Secondary Wall

Features
Once you have created at least one primary wall in a sheetmetal model,
you can begin creating secondary walls and attaching them to the model.
In this module, you will explore a number of different methods of creating
secondary walls.
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Understand the general characteristics and types of secondary walls.
Create secondary flat walls.
Create secondary flange walls.
Create secondary extruded walls.
Create secondary twist walls.
Create secondary extended walls.
Create secondary merge walls.
Understand and create partial and overextended walls.
Understand and apply the different types of relief to walls when necessary.
Understand and use the different dashboard options that are available for
flat and flange walls.
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Understanding Secondary Walls
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Twist
Secondary Walls
You can create secondary walls by referencing at least one primary wall. A
secondary wall is always a child feature of the primary wall it references.
You can create any primary wall type as a secondary wall. In addition to the
primary walls, there are six other wall features that can ONLY be created
as secondary walls:
Flat You can create a secondary flat wall using the Flat
icon
(as opposed to a primary flat wall that is created using the Flat
icon). You create it by referencing the edge of an existing wall and then
using a modifiable predefined shape (rectangle, trapezoid, L, or T) or
a user-defined sketch. You use an open sketch that is attached to the
referenced edge to define the shape of the wall. You can specify the angle
of the attachment as well as the radius of an optional bend.
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Flange A flange wall takes a commonly used predefined shape, a

common hem shape, or user-defined shape and sweeps it along a
trajectory of referenced edges. You can create it using the Flange
icon.
Extruded The extruded wall is very similar to a flange wall. For this type
of secondary wall, a single straight edge is selected to act as an extrude
direction and a sketched section is created that follows along this edge
to create the sheetmetal geometry.
You can use the Extrude Tool

to create this type of wall.
Extend An extend wall lengthens an existing wall. You can extend the
wall from a straight edge on an existing wall to either a planar surface or
a specified distance.
the Merge Walls
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to create this type of wall.

You can use the Extend Tool
Twist You can create a twist wall by selecting a straight edge on an
existing planar wall. It is formed by extending the wall and twisting it
around an axis that typically runs through the center of the wall (although
a different point on the wall can be specified. The distance of extension
and degrees of twist are specified by the user.
Merge The Merge Wall tool combines two or more unattached walls that
are tangent and touching each other into one contiguous wall. You can use
icon to create the feature.
Unattached Primary Walls
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As mentioned, you can create all of the primary wall types as secondary
walls. Typically, you create a primary wall as an unattached wall after the
initial primary wall has been created in the model. For example, you can
create the side walls of a sheetmetal model before knowing what the middle
section will look like.
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This is similar to the use of separate parts in assembly mode, where you
have parts of the model that are completely separate from other parts of
the model. However, eventually these unattached primary walls need to be
attached (with the Merge Wall tool) to the primary wall in order to have a valid
sheetmetal model, for example, a single contiguous piece of sheetmetal in
the a part model.
Once the unattached wall has been attached via the Merge Wall tool, it
comes a child of the Merge Wall feature. Since it is dependent on another
wall feature, it becomes a secondary wall.
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Creating Secondary Flat Walls
Trapezoid
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Secondary flat walls are planar walls that are attached to a

straight edge of an existing wall.
Secondary Flat Walls

You can create a secondary flat wall by referencing a straight edge on
an existing wall. You can then specify a number of different elements that
determine the final configuration of the flat wall.
Predefined Shapes
First you should specify the overall shape of the wall. The wall will always
be created as an open loop sketch that is attached to the referenced straight
edge. You can select a predefined sketch shape or define the sketch yourself.
You can select from the following predefined shapes:
Rectangle
Trapezoid
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Modifying Predefined Shapes

You can modify a predefined shape in a number of different ways.
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Drag handles You can right-click in the display area and select Edit
Shape. Drag handles appear on the model that enable you to click and
drag the shape to a new location while the preview geometry updates in
real-time.
Modifying dimensions You can double-click any dimension and specify a
new value for it.
Sketch mode You can take the predefined geometry into Sketch mode
and manipulate it there. You can delete, modify, or create new entities in
Sketch mode to create a shape that matches your design intent. The only
requirement for the sketch is that it is an open loop with the open ends of
the sketch terminating at the edge you referenced for attachment.
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You can also control the angle of the wall from 0 to 180 degrees. A 0 degree
wall inserts the wall parallel to the existing wall. You cannot use a negative
angle or an angle greater than 180 degrees to make the wall angle reverse
its direction. Instead you must select the sheetmetal edge on the opposite
side of the edge you selected as the attachment reference.
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PROCEDURE - Creating Secondary Flat Walls

Scenario
Create a secondary flat wall that starts with an L shape and ends with a
user-defined custom shape.
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Create a secondary flat wall.
2. Select the edge on the top-left

side of the model, as shown.
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1. Click Flat
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Note that the Rectangle

shape has been selected by
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3. Select L from the Shape

drop-down list in the dashboard,
as shown.
4. Double-click the 2.00 Inside
dimension and type 5.0 and
press ENTER.
5. Click the angle drag handle and

drag the wall to a 110 degree
angle, as shown.
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7. Click Shape from the dashboard

and edit the height of the shorter
side of the L wall to 20 and press
ENTER.
6. Drag the drag handle for the

taller side of the L wall to a value
of 40, as shown.
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8. Click Sketch from the Shape tab

to start Sketch mode.
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and
create the fillet, as shown.
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10. Modify the fillet radius dimension

to 10.0 and click Done Section
to complete the sketch.
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the dashboard to complete the
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main menu.
from the main
13. Click Save
model.

memory.

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Using Flange Walls
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A flange wall is a folded sheetmetal wall that is attached to

straight or swept edges.
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A flange wall is a folded sheetmetal wall that is attached to straight or swept

edges. You select an edge or a set of adjacent edges (they must form a
continuous path) to which you will attach the flange wall. You can then specify
the profile of the wall as well as other dashboard options.
Flange Wall Profiles
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There are three basic types of flange wall profiles.

Frequently Used Shapes The frequently used shapes that are available
as predefined geometry are the I, Arc, and S shapes.
Hem Shapes The hems that are available are: Open, Flushed, C, Z,
and Duck.
User-defined shapes Similar to secondary flat walls, you can start with
predefined geometry and then start Sketch mode and manipulate it there.
You can delete, modify, or create new entities in Sketch mode to create
a shape that matches your design intent. The only requirement for the
sketch is that it is an open sketch with one end terminating at the edge you
referenced for attachment.
In all cases, care must be taken not to use angles, bends, or geometry
that would cause the flange wall to double over itself. If this happens, the
geometry can not be formed and the yellow preview geometry will stop being
generated.
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Flange Wall Dashboard Options

In addition to having the dashboard options that are common to both
secondary flat and secondary flange walls, you can also set the following
options that are specific to flange walls:
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Length By default, Pro/ENGINEER creates the flange wall from the

start to the end of the edge chain you select for attachment. If you want
either end of the wall to stop short of or extend beyond the selected chain,
you can use the Length option on the Flange Wall dashboard. There are
three setting for either end of the wall:
Chain End When this option is selected (it is the default setting),
the wall begins (or terminates) at the end of the chain you selected for
attachment.
Blind Using the Blind option, you specify a positive or negative linear
distance where that the wall terminates relative to the chain end.
To Selected The To Selected option enables you to have the wall
terminate at a piece of geometry that you select. Points, curves, planes,
and surface are references that you can select to set the extents of the
wall on either end.
Miter Cuts The Miter Cuts option (selected by default) adds miter cuts in
areas between intersecting tangent wall segments. You can specify the
width and offset of the miter cut, as well as whether or not to keep all deform
areas. Below is an example of geometry with these miter cuts (shown by
the black arrows in the figure on the left below) . The figure on the right is
the same flange with the Keep all deform areas option selected.
Miter Cuts with Deform Areas
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If you decide to disable the Miter Cuts option, the yellow preview geometry
will not be available in situations where the geometry intersects itself.
Edge Treatment The Edge Treatment options (shown below) enable you to
specify how you would like walls placed on adjacent non-tangent edges to
behave where they meet each other.
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Gap
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PROCEDURE - Using Flange Walls

Scenario
Create a flange wall that uses gap edge treatments and miter cuts.
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feature toolbar.
Create a flange wall.
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shown.
Note that the I profile has
been selected by default.
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in the dashboard, select Open.
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4. Click Placement > Details from

the dashboard.
In the Chain dialog box, select
the Rule-based radio button
followed by the Complete
loop radio button.
Click OK in the Chain dialog
box to close it.
5. Select I from the shape
drop-down list in the dashboard,
then click Shape > Sketch from
the dashboard.
6. Click Sketch from the Sketch

dialog box to start Sketch mode.
7. Click the 3-Point / Tangent End
Arc
and Line
icons to
create the sketch, as shown.
8. When you have modified the
dimensions, as shown, click
Done Section
to complete
the sketch.
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main menu.
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12. Click Miter Cuts from the

dashboard and type 2.00 for
the gap dimension and press
ENTER.
11. Repeat the above step for

Edge Treatment #2 and Edge
Treatment #3.
10. Click Edge Treatment from

the dashboard. Verify that
Edge Treatment #1 is selected
and select Gap from the Type
drop-down menu. Type 2.00 for
the gap dimension and press
ENTER.
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14. Click Save
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Using Extruded Walls

You can use the Extrude tool to create extruded walls to handle
special modeling requirements.
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For non-circular bends

Constant thickness
Thickness set by primary wall
No automatic bends
No automatic thickness side
No automatic attachment
Merge Wall tool necessary for
attachment
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Invalid Attachment
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the attachment edge. However, if you use flat and flange type walls you
can only add constant radius type bends. If you need to create an elliptical
or any other non-circular type bend, you can use the Extrude Tool
in
sheetmetal to create such a wall. An example an elliptical bend wall is shown
in the top figure of this example.
You can also use the Extrude tool to create an extruded sheetmetal wall.
All extruded solid features will be the same thickness as the rest of the
sheetmetal walls in the model.
In addition to creating sheetmetal walls, you can also use the
Extrude tool to create solid cuts and surfaces in your sheetmetal
model.
When you use the Extrude tool to create a sheetmetal wall, Pro/ENGINEER
requires you to specify the attachment details. You must add any necessary
bends in the sketch, make sure that the material is added on the correct side
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of the extruded section, take care of any tangencies that are necessary for
the feature, and integrate the new extruded wall feature into the existing
primary walls using the Merge Wall tool. Some example of thickness being
added to the wrong side and an inappropriate attachment to the existing walls
are shown in the figures in this example.
If you create partial or overextended walls using an extruded wall,
you may also need to create datum features to use as starting or
ending reference points.
Best Practices
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In most cases, unless you have a special need that requires the Extruded
Wall tool (such as an elliptically shaped bend) it is far easier to use a flange
type wall attached along a single edge to generate this type of geometry.
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PROCEDURE - Using Extruded Walls

Scenario
Create an extruded wall.
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Task 1:
Create an extruded wall.
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3. For the sketch plane reference

select the small surface near the
bottom of the model, as shown.
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display area and select Define
Internal Sketch.
from the

toolbar.
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4. Accept the defaults for the

reference plane by clicking
Sketch in the Sketch dialog box.
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5. Click 3-Point / Tangent End

Arc
and Line
to create
the sketched entities, as shown.
Dimension the entities, as
shown, and then click Done
Section
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6. Click Remove Material

from the Extrude dashboard to
de-select it.
The above step directs
Pro/ENGINEER to create
a solid from the sketch
instead of a cut. Note how
the yellow preview geometry
appears.
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7. Click Change Thickness Side

.
Note how the wall
preview has now
flipped to the correct
side of the sketch.
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9. Drag the depth handle to drag

the depth of the extruded wall to
50, as shown.

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Note that although you have overextended the wall beyond the
attachment edge, the extruded wall geometry did not stay attached
beyond the point of overextension. Instead, it continued creating
the shape exactly as it was sketched.
10. Click To Selected
from the
depth option drop-down menu.
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the depth reference.
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13. Click Save
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model.

memory.
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Placement
Shape/Profile
Offset
Relief
Bend
Allowance
Properties
Thickness
Side
Bend/No
Bend
Bend Radius
I/O Bend
Dimension
Offset:
None
Offset: Add
to Part Edge
Offset:
Automatic
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Wall dashboard options enable you to fully capture your design

intent in Pro/ENGINEER sheetmetal walls.
Offset: By
Value
Dashboard Options Common to Secondary Flat and Flange Walls
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Several dashboard options common to secondary flat walls and secondary

flange walls are available to enable you to fully capture your design intent in a
Pro/ENGINEER sheetmetal model. Consider the options in the list below and
how they might relate to capturing your design intent:
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Placement The sketch (for flat walls) or the edge chain (for flange walls).
Shape/Profile The shape or profile used to build the wall. Shape is for
flat walls, profile is for flange walls.
Offset The Offset option enables you to decide how far to offset the
newly added geometry from the attachment edge. By default, this option is
disabled and the wall is added to the geometry as though the sketch was
connected to the attachment edge for flat walls and common profile flange
walls (specifically, the I, Arc, and S profiles). If you are adding a flange wall
using a hem profile, the wall is added as though you were using the Add to
Part Edge setting detailed below.
If you activate the offset option by selecting the Offset wall with respect
to attachment edge check box, you will have three settings available:
Automatic This setting offsets the new wall and trims the wall it is
attached to so that the new wall's furthest extent aligns with the old
location of the attachment wall's edge.
Add to Part Edge This setting appends the new wall to the attachment
edge without trimming the wall to which it is attached.
By Value This setting enables you to offset the wall a specific distance
by using a drag handle or adjusting the numeric offset value.
An example of each offset setting can be seen in this example. The
existing wall displays in gray and the new wall that would result from each
of the offset options displays in transparent yellow.
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Relief Pro/ENGINEER offers a number of different types of relief. For

partial secondary flat and partial secondary flange walls (walls that do
not extend to the end of the referenced edge or edge chain) five different
types of bend relief are available: No relief, Rip, Stretch, Obround, and
Rectangular. For secondary flange walls that use an edge chain that
consists of non-tangent entities, five different types of corner relief are also
available: No relief, V Notch, Circular, Rectangular, and Obround.
Bend Allowance Using this dashboard option enables you to set the
bend allowance for the wall to an allowance specific to the feature instead
of using the default bend allowance for the entire part.
Properties The properties field enables you to specify the name of the
feature. There is also an information tool which enables you to gather
information about the feature you are building.
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icon on the dash

Thickness Side The Change Thickness Side
board enables you to change the thickness of the sheetmetal material
to the other side of a sketch plane for flat walls, or to the other side of
the sketch for flange walls. The practical application of this can be seen
in the two figures below. The existing wall that a new flat wall is attached
to displays in gray, a purple dot represents the edge of the existing wall
referenced for attachment, and the sketch plane for the flat wall displays in
red. Note that all of this geometry is exactly the same in both cases. The
only difference occurs when the thickness of the wall is added to one side
of the sketch plane versus the other. If your design intent is to have this
model fit inside of something, you would likely use the Thickness Inside
option. If your design intent is to have this model fit over the outside of
something, you would likely use the Thickness Outside option.
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Thickness Inside
Thickness Outside
Bend/No bend The Add Bend

tool in the dashboard enables you to
add a sheetmetal bend to a wall, or to add the wall without the bend exactly
as the sketch profile would create the geometry. Note that this option is
not available for hem type flange walls profiles. It is only available for the
Open, Flushed, C, Z, and Duck profiles.
Bend Radius The Bend Radius field enables you to specify the bend
radius from the dashboard.
Inside/Outside Bend Radius Dimension You can click the Inside Radius
or Outside Radius
icons to toggle between dimensioning a bend
using the inside or outside radius. Pro/ENGINEER defaults to an inside
radius.
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PROCEDURE - Wall Dashboard Options

Scenario
Explore some of the dashboard options available for secondary walls.
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Task 1:
Edit the definition of the Flat 1 feature.
1. Right-click Flat 1 in the model tree and select Edit Definition.

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the dashboard.
3. Click Inside Radius

from the Radius Dimension Type drop-down
list to dimension to the inside of the radius.
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4. In the radius dimension field, type 5.0 and press ENTER.
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5. Click Change Thickness Side
the thickness of the sheetmetal moves from one side of the sketch
plane to the other.
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1. Select the Offset tab from the dashboard.
2. Select the Offset wall with respect to attachment edge check box.
Note the appearance of the offset drag handle.
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3. Right-click the offset drag handle,

as shown.
4. Select Add to Part Edge.
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Note how the feature is

added to the existing wall
without consuming any of it.
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You can select the Offset

option from this menu or
from the dashboard panel.
Change the bend allowance for Flat 1 to a feature-specific Y-factor.
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5. Right-click the offset drag handle

again and select By Value. Drag
the drag handle for the offset
dimension (currently 7.00) to
3.00 below the attachment edge,
as shown.
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1. Select the Bend Allowance tab

from the dashboard and select
the A Feature Specific Set Up
check box.
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2. Select the By Y Factor radio

button, type .57 and press
ENTER, as shown.
This bend allowance is specific for this feature (using a Y factor
of 0.57) regardless of how the bend allowances are calculated in
the rest of the part.

feature.
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main menu.
5. Click Save
from the main
model.

memory.
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Using Partial and Overextended Walls

Partial walls are walls that do not extend to the end of the
referenced edge or edge chain.
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Partial/Overextended Wall
Definitions
Creation Methods
Bend Relief
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Full Wall
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Partial Wall
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Partial and Overextended Wall Definitions
By default, Pro/ENGINEER creates full walls when you create a new

secondary flat or secondary flange wall. A full wall is a wall that attaches
to the entire edge or edge chain that you reference for attachment when
building the wall.
Partial Walls are walls that do not extend to the end of the referenced edge or
edge chain. Overextended walls are walls that extend beyond the end of the
referenced edge or edge chain. Pro/ENGINEER enables you to build partial
and overextended walls so that you can fully capture your design intent in
sheetmetal wall features.
Methods of Creating Partial and Overextended Walls

It is possible to create partial walls for both secondary flat walls and
secondary flange walls.
Flat Walls When creating secondary flat walls there are three ways to
create a partial or overextended wall:
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Change a standard shape's dimensions such that it starts and/or

ends along the attachment edge somewhere other than endpoints.
2. Use drag handles to drag the start or end points of a standard shape
such that it starts and/or ends along the attachment edge somewhere
other than endpoints.
3. Sketch a custom shape with its ends dimensioned or constrained
such that it starts and/or ends along the attachment edge somewhere
other than endpoints.
Flange Walls As discussed in the Using Flange Walls concept you can
use the following icons to control where a flange wall begins and ends
along an edge chain that it is attached to:
1.
Trim Second End
Trim First End To Reference
Trim Second End To Reference
Use First End
Use Second End
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Trim First End
Note also that all of these techniques can be used to create partial
or overextend a walls.
Adding Bend Relief
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When you create a partial secondary wall that includes a bend at the
attachment point, it is possible that the bend will extend back into the existing
attached wall. Additionally, when you create an overextended secondary wall
that includes a bend at the attachment point, it is possible that the bend will
extend into the existing attached wall. You may need to specify a bend relief
so that Pro/ENGINEER knows how to transition from the existing wall to
the partial secondary wall.
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Typically no relief is needed when both ends of a secondary wall

terminate at the endpoints of the attachment edge.
There are five different settings you can use to provide bend relief for a
secondary wall when necessary: No relief, Rip, Stretch, Obround, and
Rectangular.
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PROCEDURE - Using Partial and Overextended Walls

Scenario
Create a new partial flat wall feature that is overextended on one end.
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Partial
Create a new partial flat wall feature that is overextended on one

end.
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bottom-left side of the model, as
shown.
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1. Click Flat
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3. Drag the drag handle near the

top of the screen down to 5.00.
Drag the drag handle near the
bottom of the screen down to
7.00.
Change the order of Flange 1 in the model tree and change the
length options such that it becomes a partial and overextended
wall.
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4. When the model appears, as

shown, click Complete Feature
from the dashboard to
complete the feature.
1. Select Flange 1 from the model

tree and drag it below the Flat
1 feature you just created, as
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2. Right-click Flange 1 from the

model tree and select Edit
Definition.
Note that the length options
for the ends of the flange
wall are currently set to Use
First End
and Use
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option for the first end
has automatically changed
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top of the screen down until the
wall is 15.00 inside the edge
of the wall it is attached to, as
shown.
Second End
to Trim First End

since
you dragged it to a new
location.
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4. Click Trim Second End To
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list.
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5. Select the side surface of the

overextended edge of the flat
wall, as shown.
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from the main
8. Click Save
model.

memory.
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Understanding Relief
Rip Bend Relief
Stretch Bend Relief
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No Bend Relief
Bend reliefs and corner reliefs are often necessary when creating
secondary walls.
Obround Bend Relief
V Notch Corner Relief
Circular Corner
Relief
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Rectangular Bend Relief
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Rectangular Corner Relief
Obround Corner Relief
Types of Relief
There are two primary types of relief available for secondary walls:
Bend Relief Relief added when a bend meets a wall.

Corner Relief Relief added where multiple non-tangent adjacent walls
fold next to each other.
Bend Relief
Often the creation of partial secondary walls results in the new wall either
extending into the wall it is attached to (for partial walls), or the wall it is
attached to extending into the new wall. In these cases, it is often necessary
to specify a bend relief to enable Pro/ENGINEER to transition from the
existing wall to the partial secondary wall. There are five types of bend relief
that you can use.
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As the name suggests, the option is used when you

wish to provide no bend relief. However, in some cases
(particularly with partial walls) if this option is used,
Pro/ENGINEER will create a stretch-like relief that runs
to the end of the wall.
No Relief
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The rectangular
relief create a
rectangular cut
of specifiable
dimensions.
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Stretch
Rip
The stretch relief

stretches the
material for
bend relief at
wall attachment
points.
The rip relief

creates a zero
volume cut
as though
the material
were ripped as
the bend was
formed.
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Corner Relief
The obround
relief creates
a rectangular
cut with a
semicircular top
of specifiable
dimensions.
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Corner relief helps control the sheetmetal material behavior and prevents
unwanted deformation. You can add corner reliefs using an option available
in the flange wall dashboard or as a separate feature by using the Corner
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V Notch
Circular
Rectangular
Obround
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PROCEDURE - Understanding Relief

Scenario
Edit the existing Flange 1 wall and explore the bend relief options.
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Task 1:
Edit the existing Flange 1 wall and explore the bend relief options.
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Note the relief on both ends

of a wall defaults to the rip
type relief.
1. Right-click the Flat 1 feature and

select Edit Definition.
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2. Select Relief on the dashboard

to activate the relief dashboard
tab.
3. Select Stretch from the Type
drop-down menu.
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4. Select Thickness in the width

field and type 5.0 and press
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stretch relief at both ends
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5. Select Rectangular from the

Type drop-down menu.
Note the depth of the relief
defaults to the Up to Bend
option.
6. Click Preview Feature
from
the dashboard to view the result.
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to activate the relief dashboard
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7. After you are done viewing the

result, click Resume Feature .
9. Select the Define each side

separately check box.
10. Select the Side 2 radio button.
11. Select Obround from the Type

drop-down menu.
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and type 12.0 and press ENTER.
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Creating Twist Wall Features
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Twist walls enable you to create spiraling or coiling sections

of sheetmetal.
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Twist Wall (Developed State)
Twist Wall (Flat State)
Twist Walls
Twist walls enable you to create spiraling or coiling sections of sheetmetal.

There is no feature toolbar icon for the twist wall. You must instead use the
Insert drop-down menu to create a twist wall by clicking Insert > Sheetmetal
Wall > Twist.
The twist wall is then created by selecting the a straight edge to attach to the
wall. You can then select a datum point along the edge to rotate the wall
around or the wall can rotate around the middle point of the attachment edge.
The next step is to specify the following dimensions:
Start width
End width
Overall length
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Degrees of twist
Developed length
The twist wall is then created by beginning with an isosceles trapezoid (where
the base angles are symmetrical) that has a base equal to the starting width,
a top equal to the end width, and a height equal to the overall length. This
shape is then placed symmetrically about the axis of rotation (the point you
selected or the middle point of the attachment edge) and is rotated by the
degrees of twist to create the twist wall.
The developed length is used anytime the twist wall is in its flat or unbent
state. The wall is stretched out to the length you specified for the developed
length.
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The twist wall in this example was created by using PNT0 as the reference for
the axis of rotation, a start width of 20, an end width of 10, an overall length of
50, 225 degrees of twist, and a developed length of 60.
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PROCEDURE - Creating Twist Wall Features

Scenario
Create a twist wall. Then measure the current and developed length of the
twist wall.
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Twist
Task 1:
Create a twist wall.
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3. For the twist axis, select PNT0

from the display area.
2. Select the edge on the right side

of the model as the attachment
edge, as shown.
1. Click Insert > Sheetmetal Wall

> Twist from the main menu.
4. When prompted for the start

width, type 20.0 and press
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5. When prompted for the end

width, type 10.0 and press
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6. When prompted for the twist length, type 50.0 and press ENTER.
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8. When prompted for the developed length, type 60.0 and press
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9. Click OK in the Twist Feature

Creation dialog box to create the
feature.
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Task 2:
Measure the current and developed length of the twist wall.
1. Click Analysis > Measure > Distance from the main menu. Select
the two surfaces for the From and To references, as shown.
Note that the distance is currently measured as 50.0.
3. Click Unbend
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2. Click Accept
from the toolbar to begin unbending the model.
4. Click Regular > Done > Unbend All > Done from the menu manager.
5. Click OK from the Feature Creation dialog box to create the unbend
feature.
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6. Click Analysis > Measure > Distance from the main menu. Select
the same two surfaces you selected as references for the distance
measurement above.
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Note that the distance is now measured as 60.0 mm. The

developed length of the feature in the flat state is the dimension
you specified for the developed length when you created the
twist feature.
7. Click Save
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Creating Extend Wall Features

You can use extend walls to lengthen existing walls.
Creation Methods
Extend Tool
Insert > Sheetmetal Wall >
Extend...
Required Reference
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Edge
Up To Plane
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Original Model
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Extend Wall Added Up to Plane
The Extend Wall Feature
You can use extend walls to lengthen existing walls. You can extend the
wall from a straight edge on an existing wall to either a planar surface or a
specified distance. Typically the extend wall is used at corners to close gaps
between walls and model various overlap conditions enabling you to fully
express your design intent in a Pro/ENGINEER sheetmetal model.
You can use the Extend
icon from the feature toolbar to start the process
of creating an extend wall feature. Alternatively you can use the main menu
to create an extend wall by clicking Insert > Sheetmetal Wall > Extend....
There are two elements that you must specify in order to build an extend wall:
1.
Edge For the edge reference, you must select a straight wall you
want to extend.
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2.
Distance To complete the distance element, you can select one of

two options:
Up To Plane This option enables you to extend the wall up to a
plane. You can select an existing datum plane or make a new datum
plane.
Use Value This option extends the wall a distance that you specify.
You can select a default value from the menu or click ENTER, and
type the exact distance value.
The following is a brief description of the figure in this example. In all cases,
the extend wall that was added is shown in yellow, and the edge referenced
for extension is highlighted in red.
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Upper right: The original model.

Lower left: The model after the addition of an extend wall using the Use
Value Extend option. The value was set to 10 mm.
Lower right: The model after the addition of an extend wall using the Up To
Plane option. The hidden side of the wall extended in the lower-left figure
was used as the Up To Plane reference.
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PROCEDURE - Creating Extend Wall Features

Scenario
Create an extend wall feature.
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Extend
Use the extend wall feature to extend a wall 10 mm.
2. Select the edge highlighted in

red as the edge reference for the
extend wall feature, as shown.
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3. Click Use Value > Enter from

the menu manager.
in the feature
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4. Type 10.0 and press ENTER.
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5. Click OK from the Wall Feature

extend wall feature.
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Task 2:
Use the extend wall feature to extend a wall up to an existing wall

using the Up To Plane depth option.
1. Click Extend
toolbar.
in the feature
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3. In the menu manager, verify

that the Up To Plane and Plane
options are selected. Select
the hidden surface on the back
side of the wall you extended in
the previous task as the planar
reference, as shown.
2. Select the edge highlighted in

red as the edge reference for the
extend wall feature, as shown.
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4. Click OK from the Wall Feature

extend wall feature.
5. Click Save
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Using the Merge Feature

A merge wall combines two or more unattached walls into one
contiguous piece of sheetmetal.
Merge Wall Feature Requirements
Touching and Tangent
Driving Sides Match
Creation Elements
Basic Refs
Merge Geoms
Merge Edges
Keep Lines
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Tangent Lines Shown as Phantom

Lines: Before Merge
Tangent Lines Shown as Phantom

Lines: After Merge
The Merge Wall Feature
A merge wall combines two or more unattached walls into one contiguous
piece of sheetmetal. Once you have combined all unattached walls to a single
piece of sheetmetal you can unbend the sheetmetal or create flat states for it.
In order to merge walls, the following criteria must be satisfied:
The walls must be touching one another and be tangent to each other at
the edges of contact.
The driving sides of the wall must match before you use the Merge
feature. If they do not match, you must edit the definition of the unattached
feature(s) and, use the Set driving surface opposite of sketch plane
check box in the dashboard or the Swap Sides element in a feature
creation dialog box. Which option you need to use depends on the type
of unattached wall you are using.
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When creating a merge wall feature, you will need to specify four different
elements in the Merge Wall feature creation dialog box:
Basic Refs To complete this element, you must select all surfaces of the
base wall(s) to which you will merge.
Merge Geoms To complete this element, you must select all of the
surfaces of the walls you will be merging to the base wall(s).
Merge Edges This element is an optional element. It enables you to add
or remove edges deleted by the merge
Keep Lines This element is also optional. It enables you to control the
visibility of merged edges on surface joints. It defaults to Do not Keep
Lines.
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The last two optional elements do not change anything structurally

about the Merge Wall feature. They simply enable you to selectively
include all, some, or none of edges that would be consumed by
the Merge Wall feature.
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Displaying tangent edges as something other than solid can be useful when
using the Merge Wall feature. For example, if you are merging a cylindrical
surface to a flat surface and the display of tangent edges is set to solid, the
edge between the two walls would appear the same before and after the
merge, as shown in the figure on the lower left. However, if the display of
tangent edges is set to phantom, the edge would appear as a solid edge
before the merge, and as a phantom edge after the merge, as shown in
the figure on the lower right.
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PROCEDURE - Using the Merge Feature

Scenario
Change the display characteristics of the model to assist in the creation of
merge wall features, create a merge wall feature between the horizontal flat
wall and the adjacent extruded wall feature, and create a single merge wall
feature to attach all three unattached walls.
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Merge
Change the display characteristics of the model to assist in the

creation of merge wall features.
2. Select the Edge/Line tab.

3. Select Phantom from the
Tangent Edges drop-down
menu.
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1. Click View > Display Settings

> Model Display from the main
menu.
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4. Click OK to close the Model

Display dialog box.
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5. Click Wireframe
from the
main toolbar to display the
wireframe of the model.
Note that the model currently exists as three unattached sheetmetal

features: the vertical rectangular surface (which is the primary base
wall), the horizontal rectangular surface, and an extruded surface
consisting of a cylindrical surface and a small rectangular surface.
Note also that the green driving surface of the flat horizontal wall
does not match up with the driving surfaces of the other walls.
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Task 2:
Create a merge wall feature between the horizontal flat wall and
the adjacent extruded wall feature.
1. Click Merge Walls
from the Sheetmetal Feature toolbar.
This icon is located in the third icon flyout menu from the bottom
of the sheetmetal dashboard and is displayed as Corner Relief
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2. To complete the Basic Refs

element in the Wall Options:
Merge Feature Creation dialog
box, select the surface, as
shown, and click Done Refs.
by default.
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3. To complete the Merge Geoms

element in the Wall Options:
Merge Feature Creation dialog
box, attempt to select the
surface, as shown.
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Note the Inappropriate

geometry selected error
in the message area. This
is because the driving
surfaces of the walls to be
merged do not match up.
4. Click Cancel > Yes from the Merge Wall Feature Creation dialog box.
Right-click the Unattached Flat_2 feature in the model tree and
select Edit Definition.
On the Extrude dashboard, click Options and select the Set
driving surface opposite of sketch plane check box.
Click Complete Feature
from the dashboard to complete the
feature redefinition.
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from the sheetmetal feature toolbar.
6. Complete the Basic Refs element by selecting the same surface you
selected in step #2 above, then click Done Refs.
7. Complete the Merge Geoms element by selecting the same surface
you selected in step #3 above, then click Done Refs.
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Note how the edge between

the two surfaces has
disappeared now that the
walls are attached.
8. Click OK from the Merge Wall

Feature Creation dialog box to
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and Flat Pattern
icons are still
not available. This is because the vertical base wall and the rest
of the model have not been merged together into one contiguous
piece of sheetmetal geometry.
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click Delete > OK.
Create a single merge feature to attach all three unattached walls.
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Instead of deleting the merge wall feature you created in the

previous task, you could have left it and created another separate
merge wall feature to connect the vertical primary base wall to the
extruded wall. However, the purpose of this task is to show you that
you can merge more than two walls.

feature toolbar.
from the
2. Press CTRL and select the

two surfaces as references,
as shown, for the Basic Refs
element and click Done Refs
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3. Press CTRL and select the

two surfaces, as shown, as
references for the Merge Geoms
element and click Done Refs
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existed between the vertical
and cylindrical surfaces now
displays as a phantom line
due to the sheetmetal being
contiguous at this point due
to the merge feature. Also
note the disappearance of
the line between the two
planar horizontal sections
due to the same reason.
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4. Click OK from the Merge Wall

Feature Creation dialog box to
5. Click View > Display Settings > Model Display... from the main
menu.
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6. Select the Edge/Line tab

7. Select Solid from the Tangent Edges drop-down menu.
8. Click OK to close the Model Display dialog box.
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Modifying Sheetmetal Models
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While manufacturing sheetmetal parts, you bend flat sheets using bending
tools. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 enables you to create bends and other
geometry to reflect the true manufacturing process.
You can remove material in various ways to establish cuts, openings, and
relief where necessary in your designs.
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Formed models can be unbent. In some cases, the model has to be ripped or
deformed to enable flattening.
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Create angle and roll type bends.
Apply the Regular, Transition and Planar options for bends.
Unbend models with the Unbend tool.
Reform models with the Bend Back tool.
Use the Flat Pattern tool.
Flatten undevelopable geometry using deform areas.
Remove material from a model using cuts.
Use punches and dies to form your models.
Flatten form geometry.
Create rips to help flatten unbendable geometry.
Create notches and punches to remove material and create relief.
Create edge bends on sharp corners.
Create corner relief.
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Bends
A bend feature adds a bend to a flat section of the part.
Types of Bend
Features:
Angle Bend
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Angle Bend Sketch
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Angle Bend
Roll Bend
Bending Over Forms
Roll Bend
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Bend Features
Roll Bend Sketch
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geometry to reflect the true manufacturing process. You can bend a sheet
using various tools like Angle Bend or Roll Bend. You use bend lines to
determine the location and shape for the bend geometry in your sheetmetal
parts. A bend line is also a reference point to calculate the developed length.
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 enables you to sketch the bend lines, thus
enabling you to control the behavior of the bend geometry.
A bend feature adds a bend to a flat section of the part. To create a bend
feature, you sketch a bend line and determine the bend's direction with
direction arrows on your sketching view.
The bend line is a reference point for calculating the developed length and
creating the bend geometry.
You can add bends at any time during the design process.
You can add bends across form features.
Depending on where you place the bend in your sheetmetal design, you
may need to add bend relief.
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A bend cannot be added where it crosses another bend feature.

You cannot copy a bend with the mirror option.
While you can generally unbend zero-radius bends, you cannot unbend
bends with slanted cuts across them.
You can modify the developed length of a bend area. If you do modify the
developed length, remember that revising the developed length only affects
unbent geometry and does not affect the bend back features.
Bends are made along the axis of the radius.
Types of Bend Features
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Angle Bend An Angle type bend creates a bend with a specified radius
and angle. An angle appears along the axis of the radius to show the bend
direction. You can flip the angle to change the direction of the bending.
Roll Bend A Roll type bend creates a bend with a specified radius, but
the resulting angle is determined by the radius and the amount of material
to bend.
Bending Over a Form Feature
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You can also create a bend or unbend feature over a form feature. Bends can
intersect form features but they cannot cross another existing bend feature.
You can bend forms that have been placed on the model and also unbend
bends that cross over form features.
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PROCEDURE - Bends
Scenario
Create an angle bend and a roll bend on a part.
BENDS.PRT
Bends
2. Select the surface shown.

Click Okay > Default.
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3. Create the sketch shown.

Click Done Section
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1. Click Bend
to insert a bend
feature.
Click Done to create an angle
bend.
Click Done/Return to use the
part bend table.
Click Done/Return to use an
inside radius.
Create an angle bend on the provided sheetmetal part.
Task 1:
4. Click Okay > Okay.

Click No Relief > Done.
Click Done.
Click Thickness.
5. Click OK.
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Task 2:
Create a roll bend on the provided sheetmetal part.
1. Select the bend in the model tree,

right-click and select Delete.
2. Click Bend
to insert a bend
feature.
Click Roll > Done.
Click Done/Return >
Done/Return.
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Click Done Section
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Click Okay > Okay.
Click No Relief > Done.
Click Enter Value.
Type 10 and press ENTER.
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4. Click Okay > Default.
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6. Click OK.
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Bend Options
There are three options associated with any roll or angle bend.
Bend Options:
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Regular
Transition
Planar
Planar Sketch
Planar Bend
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Bend Options
Bend with
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Transition
Sketch
For each angle or roll bend, there are three options to choose from:
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Regular
Transition
Planar
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Regular Bend Option
A regular bend forms the sheetmetal wall, around a neutral bend axis, into
angular or roll shapes. You sketch a bend line and determine the side of
the bend with the direction arrows.
The regular bend is the bend you will use most often. It has no transition
surfaces.
Transition Bend Option
A bend with a transition deforms the surface between the bend and an area
that is to remain flat. To create a bend with the transition option, you:
Sketch the bend line.
Sketch the transition areas to remain flat or bend differently.
You can create one or more transition areas for each with a transition bend.
Each transition area sketch must consist of two lines. One line needs to be
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adjacent to the bend area. Sketch this line first, followed by a second line that
is used to complete the transition area.
Transition bends do not accept bend relief. If your design calls
for a cut in a transition area, either create it before you make the
transition bend or unbend the bend, making the cut and using the
bend back feature.
Planar Bend Option
A planar bend creates a bend feature around an axis that is perpendicular to
the green surface and the sketching plane. The neutral point for planar bends
is placed according to the current y-factor and bend tables are not applicable.
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A planar bend forces the sheetmetal wall around an axis that is normal
(perpendicular) to the surface and the sketching plane. You sketch a bend
line and form the planar bend around the axis using direction arrows. While
this type of bend is not utilized in the manufacturing process, it can help
you reach your overall design intent.
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PROCEDURE - Bend Options

Scenario
Create a wire contact using a roll bend and a planar bend.
OPTIONS.PRT
BendOptions
Create a roll bend.
2. Click Roll > w/Transition >

Done.
3. Click Done/Return >

Done/Return.
1. Click Bend
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4. Select the surface shown and

click Okay > Default.
5. Click Sketch > References and

select the bottom edge of the
model.
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6. Click Close in the References

dialog box.
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and sketch the

7. Click Line
line, as shown.
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9. Click Both > Okay to define the

bending and fixed areas.
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10. Click Sketch > References

and select the five additional
references, as shown.
dialog box.
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12. Create the sketch, as shown.

14. Click No from the confirmation

window.
15. Click Enter Value and type 1.2
as the radius value.
Create a planar bend.
2. Click Planar > Done.

3. Click Done/Return.
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1. Click Bend
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16. Click OK to complete the feature.

click Okay > Default.
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5. Select the three additional

references, as shown.
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dialog box.
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7. Click Line
and sketch the
line, as shown.
9. Click Okay > Flip > Okay to

define the bending and fixed
areas.
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10. Click 45.00 > Done in the menu

manager.
11. Click Enter Value and type 3 as
the radius value.
12. Click Okay.
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13. Click OK to complete the feature.
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Unbend Features
You can unbend both a wall and a bend as long as the material is
developable and able to unbend.
You can unbend developable and
undevelopable surfaces.
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Regular
Xsection Driven
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Regular Unbend
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Xsec Driven Unbend Influenced

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Unbending Developable Surfaces
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You can unbend both a wall and a bend as long as the material is developable
and able to unbend. You cannot unbend non-ruled surfaces using a regular
unbend feature. After you unbend an area, you can continue to add features
like cuts and rips. The features following the unbend are children of or
dependent on the unbend feature. If you delete the unbend feature, the
features will also be deleted. If you add walls that intersect when they are
unbent, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 highlights the intersecting edges in red
and warns you with a prompt.
You have the option of unbending all surfaces and bends or selecting specific
areas:
Unbend Select Selects specific bend surfaces to unbend.
Unbend All Unbends all bends and curved surfaces.
When creating an unbend, you select a surface or edge to remain fixed. Your
choice changes the default view of your model.
Try to pick major surfaces that you want to keep in the same position.
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If possible, be consistent and use the same surface when creating several
unbend features.
Unbending Undevelopable Geometry

There are three methods that you can use to unbend undevelopable
geometry.
Xsec-Driven Unbends
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Using a Xsec Driven (Cross-Section) Unbend, you can unbend undevelopable

sheetmetal geometry, such as walls curved in more than one direction. The
unbend feature consists of a series of cross-sections along a curve that are
projected onto a plane. The first step in creating a Xsec Driven Unbend is
to select a single edge or multiple edges that are to remain fixed during the
unbend operation.
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The cross-section term refers to the curve you use to influence the shape of
the unbent wall. You can either select an existing curve or sketch a new
curve. Whether you select or sketch the curve, it must be coplanar with the
fixed edges you define. If you sketch the curve, be sure to dimension/align
the curve.
The curve you select or sketch affects the unbent state of the part.
Remember, the curve can be a straight line.
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A cross-sectional unbend feature is created by selecting a stationary surface

edge and specifying a cross-sectional curve. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0
takes a series of cross-sections, influenced by the curve, and projects them
onto a plane, to determine the shape of the unbend.
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geometry. Otherwise, the feature fails.
You cannot bend back a cross-section unbend.
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There are two additional methods of unbending undevelopable geometry. You

can use these options to unbend the non-ruled or undevelopable geometry
whenever using an Xsec-Driven Unbend does not match your design intent.
The defining rule is that all surfaces that you unbend must either have an
outside edge or be adjacent to an area that has an outside edge. The outside
edge or adjacent area serves as a way for the deformation to escape and
the material to stretch.
Transition Unbends
A transition unbend feature flattens non-developable geometry that cannot
be unbent with a regular unbend feature. Non-developable geometry bends
in more than one direction. The transition geometry is temporarily removed
from the model, so you must define that geometry to utilize the feature. The
developable surfaces can then unbend. The transition geometry is placed
back into the flat pattern.
Regular Unbend Tool with Deformation Area
You can create the deformation area during the unbend. The system defines
the deformation area automatically, but you can add to the set of surfaces.
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Best Practices
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Do not add unnecessary pairs of unbend/bend back features. They inflate

the part size and might cause problems during regeneration.
If you add an unbend (or bend back) feature just to see how your model
looks flattened (unbent), delete the sample unbend feature before
proceeding with your design.
If you specifically want to create features in a flattened state, you should
add an unbend feature. Create the features you need in the flattened state
and then add a bend back feature. Do not delete the unbend feature
in this case since features that reference the unbend feature might fail
regeneration.
If you want a projected datum curve to follow a sheetmetal bend, project
the curve after creating an unbend feature. The curve will follow the
sheetmetal surface when you bend back the sheetmetal wall.
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PROCEDURE - Unbend Features

Scenario
Unbend the developable and undevelopable geometry in the part.
BODY.PRT
Unbend
Task 1:
Unbend the developable geometry in the toaster body.
1. Click Unbend
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2. Click Regular > Done.

3. Select the top surface of the part
to remain fixed during unbend.
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5. Press CTRL and select the six

bends, as shown.
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6. Click OK > Done Refs > OK.
Unbend one side of the toaster body using the Xsec Driven
method, by selecting the Xsec Curve.
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Task 2:
1. Click Unbend
2. Click Xsec Driven > Done.

3. Select the bend edge to remain
fixed during unbend.
4. Click OK > Done.
5. Click Select Curve > Done.
6. Select the same edge again.
7. Click OK > Done.
8. Accept the default side to remain
fixed. Click Okay.
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9. Click OK to complete the Xsec

Driven Unbend.
2. Click Xsec Driven > Done.
4. Click OK > Done.
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3. Select the bend edge to remain

fixed during unbend.
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1. Click Unbend
Unbend the other side of the toaster body using the Xsec Driven
method, by sketching the Xsec Curve.
Task 3:
5. Click Sketch Curve > Done.
6. Select the top surface of the part

as the sketching plane.
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7. Click Right and select datum plane RIGHT from the model tree.
8. From the main toolbar, click No hidden
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9. Select the end vertices of the edge that is selected as the fixed edge,
as references and click Close.
10. From the Sketcher toolbar, click Line

the references.
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and create a sketch using
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12. From the main toolbar click

Shading
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13. Click Named View List
and
select Standard Orientation
view.
14. Accept the default side to remain
fixed. Click Okay.
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15. Click OK to complete the Xsec

Driven Unbend.
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Bend Back Features

Bend back features return unbent geometry to the bent
condition.
Two options:
Bend Back All
Bend Back Select
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Formed Model
Cut Created in Unbent State
Model with Bend Back Applied

to Selected Surfaces
Creating a Bend Back Feature
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You create the bend back feature to return an unbent feature to its original
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When you create a bend back feature, you can specify contours to remain
fixed (that is, unbent) by selecting the edge of that contour. The bend back
feature enables you to return unbent surfaces to their formed position.
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As a rule, you should only bend back a fully unbent area. When a sheetmetal
wall overlaps and intersects in the unbent position, the system highlights it
and issues a warning. You have the following two options to bend a part back:
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Bend Back All

Bend Back Select
If you partially bend back a regular unbent surface containing a deform area,
the original bent condition might not be obtainable. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire
5.0 examines the contours of each bend back section. Contours partially
intersecting a bend area are highlighted. You are prompted to confirm
whether the section should bend back or remain flat.
You cannot bend back a cross-section (Xsec-Driven) unbend.
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PROCEDURE - Bend Back Features

Scenario
Unbend a part, add a cut, then bend it back to create a clip.
BENDBACK.PRT
BendBack
Task 1:
Unbend the part.
1. Click Unbend
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3. Select the surface shown as the
surface to remain fixed.

Task 2:
Create a cut feature.
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2. Right-click and select Define

Internal Sketch.
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sketch plane and click Sketch.
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4. Click No hidden
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8. Click Shading
Orientation.
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and press CTRL + D to orient to the Standard
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Task 3:
Bend the part back, but leave the center tab straight.
1. Click Bend Back

fixed geometry.
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3. Click BendBack Sel > Done.
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4. Press the CTRL and select the two surfaces shown.
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5. Click Done Refs > Yes > Yes >

OK to complete the feature.
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Flat Pattern
A flat pattern is equivalent to the unbend all feature.
Select a fixed surface:
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System unbends all geometry.

Flat pattern feature added to end
of model tree.
Automatically moves to end of
model tree if additional features
are added.
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Fixed Surface
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Flat Pattern
Last Feature in Model Tree
Flat Pattern
A flat pattern is equivalent to the unbend all feature. It flattens any curved
surface, whether it is a bend feature or a curved wall. However, unlike the
unbend all, the flat pattern feature automatically jumps to the end of the
model tree to maintain the flat model view.
The flat pattern feature automatically appears at the end of the model tree
to maintain the flat model view. The flat pattern feature is suppressed at the
time of new feature creation and positions itself as the last feature after the
new feature is added, in case you add any feature to the part after creating
the flat pattern.
The flat pattern is helpful if you are constantly toggling between the solid and
flat versions of the design. If you add new features to your design the flat
pattern is temporarily suppressed.
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You can create a flat pattern early in your design process so that you can
simultaneously create and detail your sheetmetal design. You can only
create one flat pattern per part. After you create it, the flat pattern option
becomes unavailable.
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PROCEDURE - Flat Pattern

Scenario
Create a flat pattern of the provided part.
FLAT.PRT
FlatPattern
Task 1:
Create a flat pattern of the part.
from the feature
Note that you can also click Flat Pattern

toolbar.
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1. From the main menu click Insert > Bend Operation > Flat Pattern.
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2. Select the wall to remain fixed

while unbending the other walls,
as shown.
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3. The remaining walls unbend, as

shown.
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Task 2:
Add another wall and observe the behavior of the flat pattern.
1. Click Flange
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Notice that the system

immediately starts
Insert mode, and the
Flange wall is located
prior to the Flat Pattern
feature in the model
tree.
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2. Select the edge, as shown.
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4. Observe that the flat pattern feature is resumed, and placed at the
end of the regeneration order.
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Deform Area
Deformation areas stretch to help you unbend a sheetmetal part.
You can create deform areas using the following tools:
Selecting the Deform

Area in the Regular
Unbend Tool
Using the Defined

Deform Area
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Sketching the Deform

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Undevelopable Area
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Regular Unbend tool

Deform Area tool
Defining it before unbending
Undesirable Unbend
Desirable Unbend
Creating Deformation Areas
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A deformation area is a section of sheetmetal that helps to accurately stretch

the material when you unbend the sheetmetal part. You may need to create
these areas when unbending sections that:
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Do not extend to the edge of the model.

Bend in more than one direction.
You can either create the deformation area before unbending the section
using the Deform Area tool or you can define it while using the Regular
Unbend tool.
The deformation area acts as a bridge between the multiple direction bend
section and the outside edges of the part. The deformation area must be
tangent to both the undevelopable surface and an outside edge.
The developed length of unbent sheetmetal geometry reflects the proper
values. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 approximates the deformation area
geometry by attaching vertices with a line segment. The geometry does not
become thinner or thicker and, because the developed length is typically
determined empirically, you sketch the deformation area geometry.
If an appropriate surface does not exist on the model, you can break up a
surface into multiple patches by creating a deformation area, then specifying
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this area as the area to deform during the unbend operation. This gives you
the advantage of creating geometry that closely reflects the developed part.
In addition to using the deform area feature during unbending, you can
also use it to define edges for edge rips or to split surfaces for bend line
development.
Sketching Technique
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Select a common edge between the undevelopable region and the

deformation area. Use the Entity from Edge tool. Then select the outside
edge of the deform area and two points on that outside edge as vertices.
Connect the two outside edge vertices to the vertices of the undevelopable
surface on the common edge.
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PROCEDURE - Deform Area

Scenario
Unbend the model using deform areas.
DEFORMATION.PRT
Deformation
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1. Unbend the part.

From the feature toolbar, click
Unbend
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Click Regular > Done.
Select the top surface of the
tray to remain fixed during the
unbend, as shown.
Unbend the part.
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2. Click Unbend All > Done.

Read the warning in the
message window. Notice
the four highlighted surfaces,
similar to the one shown.
Rotate the model, press CTRL
and select the four surface
surfaces, similar to the one
shown.
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Press CTRL + D to orient to
the Standard Orientation.
Review the deformation areas
in the unbent part. Notice the
distorted surfaces resulting
from the selection of existing
surfaces as deformation areas.

Undo
to remove the unbend
feature.
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Task 2:
Create deformation areas in the part for unbend.

Named View List
the DEFORM view.
and select
2. Zoom in to the corner and click

Deform Area

sketching plane.
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6. Select the edges as references,

as shown, and click Close.
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4. Click Default.
5. From the main toolbar, click No
hidden
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7. Right-click in the graphics

window and select Line.
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8. Create the sketch for the deform

area.
Sketch the two lines shown.
Click Use Edge
and
select the two edges used as
references.
Click Done Section
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Shading
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For your convenience, deform areas have been defined in the

other areas on the model.
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Task 3:
Unbend the part with deform areas.

Named View List
the 3D-REAR view.
2. Click Unbend
and select
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6. Press CTRL. Zoom in and
select the four deformation area
features from the model, similar
to the one shown.
4. Select the top surface of the

tray to remain fixed during the
unbend, as shown.
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Sheetmetal Cuts
Sheetmetal cuts are created normal to the part surface while
solid cuts are created normal to the sketch plane.
Types of Cuts
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Thin
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Cut Normal to Surface
Cut Normal to Sketch
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Creating Cuts
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You remove the material using cuts from a sheetmetal part. The cut is made
normal to the sheetmetal surface, as if the part were completely flat, even if it
is in a bent state. The cut adopts the sheetmetal material's natural behavior,
like bending and warping, when the part is bent.
You sketch cuts on a plane and then project them onto the sheetmetal wall.
Either the driving (green) or offset (white) side of the sheetmetal wall can
determine the cut direction.
You can create sheetmetal cuts using the Extrude tool.
The sheetmetal cut can be created normal to the driven surface, offset
surface, or both surfaces.
Types of sheetmetal cuts:
Solid Removes solid sections of the sheetmetal wall.
Thin Removes only a thin section of the material.
You can use the Insert menu to access advanced options such as Revolve,
Sweep, Blend and so on, to make advanced cuts in the sheetmetal wall. Note
that cuts can be made on an edge.
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To make a defined-angle cut, you must click the Normal To Surface

icon
in the dashboard, which disables the three normal to surface options, and
makes the cut normal to the sketch plane. See the Part Modeling Functional
Area from the Help menu in Pro/ENGINEER for information about advanced
cuts.
Creating Cuts in Design State
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You may create cuts in a design or bent state. When you unbend the parts,
the cuts also unbend along with the parts.
You can see this in the figures shown above. A circular sheetmetal cut is
added to the model as shown in the left figure. The part is then unbent from
its design state. Note that the unbent model now shows the cut that was
added in the design state.
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While creating circular cuts, individual datum axes are automatically created
for each circular cut that intersects more than one sheetmetal wall. The
created axes behave like all other axes. They have an ID, can be referenced,
can be turned on/off on the main tool bar and follow the cut during any
bending and unbending. The circular cut that was added in the design state
was only one feature, but two separate axes are created in the unbent state.
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Creating Cuts in the Unbent State
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To meet your design intent, you may create cuts in the unbent state. The
figure illustrates unbending a model, creating a straight lip around the bent
area using a thin cut, and then selectively bending the part back.
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PROCEDURE - Sheetmetal Cuts

Scenario
Create cuts in the model both normal to the model surface and normal to
the sketch plane.
SMCUTS.PRT
SMCuts
Task 1:
Create a cut, using the existing datum curve, that is normal to

the sketch plane.
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3. Click Through All
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4. Click Normal To Surface

disable it.
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6. Click Hidden line
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select FRONT.
Notice that the cut runs

normal to the plane that the
datum curve was sketched
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Task 2:
Edit the definition of the cut and make it normal to the wall surface.
1. Right-click Extrude 2 in the

model tree and click Edit
Definition.
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2. Click Normal To Surface

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Create a circular cut through the model and unbend it to observe

the result.
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Notice that the cut now runs

normal to the surface of the
main wall.

3. Click Through All
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Internal Sketch.
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sketch plane.
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6. Select TOP for the orientation

reference and click Sketch.
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axes.
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Task 4:
Unbend the model.
1. Press CTRL + D to orient to

the Standard Orientation, if
necessary.
2. Click Shading
3. Click Unbend
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Die Form Features

Your sheetmetal models can be formed using dies.
Die form features:
Die Reference Model
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Represents the forming geometry

surrounded by a bounding plane.
Uses assembly-type constraints to
determine the location.
Uses reference parts to create Die
Forms.
Wall Formed with Die
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A form is a sheetmetal wall molded by a template (reference part). Merging

the geometry of a reference part to the sheetmetal part creates the form
feature. You use assembly-type constraints to determine the location of the
form in your model.
You can create a sheetmetal form using a die form:
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Die Form A die form represents the forming geometry (convex or

concave) surrounded by a bounding plane. The surface that surrounds the
forming geometry, the base plane, must be planar and the base plane must
completely surround the forming geometry. You can reference multiple die
forms from a single model.
Placing Form Features
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You use assembly-type constraints to determine the location of the form

feature on the model. If you move a feature referenced by the form, then the
system parametrically updates the forms location.
Placing by Reference You can place a form feature so that it references

the original forming model at all times. If the original form model changes,
the geometry on the sheetmetal part also changes. If the sheetmetal model
cannot find the referenced form model, the system freezes the geometry
on the component.
Copying the Geometry When you do not want to associate the geometry
of the form to the reference model, you can place the form model by
copying all of the form geometry into the sheetmetal model. This copy
operation creates a completely independent version of the form geometry.
Therefore, when you make a change to the original form geometry, the
system does not reflect it in the components where the form was used.
You can use a coordinate system reference within the form to define where to
strike the part during the manufacturing process.
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You can create multiple form placement scenarios by redefining the

placement constraints. For example, you might place a louver form with
constraints that force the opening to face the outside edge of the wall, while
also having a constraint that forces the opening toward the center of the wall.
This enables you to quickly change your sheetmetal design.
Creating and Using Reference Parts

You can create the form or reference part as a standard solid part or as a
sheetmetal part. If you use a sheetmetal model, the form should conform to
the green side of the sheetmetal component.
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The reference parts can have shapes that are convex, concave, or are a
combination of both. When creating reference parts, you should keep the
following points in mind:
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Any convex surface must have a radius that is larger than the thickness
of the sheetmetal or equal to zero if the form is mated to the sheetmetal
geometry.
Any concave surface must have a radius that is larger than the thickness
of the sheetmetal or equal to zero if the form is aligned to the sheetmetal
geometry.
The form can contain a combination of convex and concave geometry,
creating hollows. The hollows in the form must not drop below the base
plane or mating surface, meaning all the form geometry must be on the
same side of the base plane.
Creating Rips in the Geometry
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Some forming operations consist of two tasks: plastically deforming the

sheetmetal and actually cutting the sheetmetal. Below is an example of a
cooling fin that is cut through the side of the sheetmetal housing. You can
represent the shearing of the material by excluding surfaces from the form
when you place it on the sheetmetal model.
Using Multiple Forms

Using Multiple Forms on a Single Die Model
In some cases, it may be more convenient to store multiple forms on a single
die model. However, for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 to distinguish one set
from another, you must specify a seed surface. The seed surface gathers
all surfaces that are surrounded by the base plane to create the form. You
must select the seed surface in all die forms, even if there is only one set
of form geometry.
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PROCEDURE - Die Form Features

Scenario
Add a form to the model and pattern it.
FORMS.PRT
DieForms
Task 1:
Add a form to the model.
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Click Die Form

from the
feature toolbar.
Click Reference > Done.
Select MOUNT_FORM.PRT
and click Open.
1. Start the form feature.
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2. Define the placement of the form.

Edit the constraint type to
Mate.
Select the rear hidden surface
of the tray part.
Select the flat surface of the
mount form part.
Select Coincident as the
Offset type if necessary.
3. Click New Constraint. Select Align as the new constraint type.

to enable their display.
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5. Select the datum plane FRONT from both the models.

6. Select Offset from the Offset list and type 10.
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7. Click New Constraint. Select Mate as the new constraint type.
8. Select datum plane TOP from the tray model and select datum plane
SIDE from the mount form.
9. Edit the offset to Coincident in the Form dialog box, if necessary.
10. Click Preview Display

to
preview the location of the form.
complete the placement.
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13. Select the surface of the mount

form as the bounding plane.
14. Select the top surface of the
mount form as the seed surface.
15. In the Form dialog box, select

Exclude Surf and click Define.
Pattern the form feature.
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17. Click OK > Done Refs.
16. Press CTRL. Select the three

surfaces from the mount form,
as shown.
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1. With the form feature still

selected, right-click and select
Pattern.
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2. Change the pattern type to

Direction from the dashboard.
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3. Select datum plane FRONT from

the model tree as the reference
in the first direction.
4. Click Flip First Direction
on the dashboard and edit the
spacing value to 20.

window and select Direction 2
Reference.
6. Select datum plane TOP from
the model tree.
7. Edit the second direction spacing
value to 40 from the dashboard.
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Punch Form Features

Your sheetmetal models can be formed using punches.
Assemble with Dashboard
On Surface Csys
Interfaces
Constraints
Punch Reference Model
Options
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Auto-Round Edges
Exclude Surfaces
Merge or Inheritance
Creating Form Features
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Wall Formed with Punch
A form is a sheetmetal wall molded by a template (reference part). Merging

the geometry of a reference part to the sheetmetal part creates the form
feature. You use assembly-type constraints to determine the location of the
form in your model.
You can create a sheetmetal form using a punch:
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Punch A punch shapes the sheetmetal wall using only the reference
part geometry. Punch forms use the entire form reference part to create
the correct geometry.
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The Punch form sheetmetal tool uses a dashboard interface. You can select
any model to assemble in one of three ways:
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On surface Coordinate System Select a coordinate system in the punch

model as the only reference for an assembly interface. Upon placement,
you can select references to locate an on-surface coordinate system in the
sheetmetal model. This method leverages the capability of the on-surface
coordinate system to allow the option for specifying an additional rotation.
Assembly Interfaces Create assembly interfaces using any desired
references.
Assembly constraints Use standard assembly constraints to locate the
punch
The Punch form tool also has several options:
Auto Round Edges You can select to round the edges of the resulting
sheetmetal form, even if the punch form model did not contain rounds.
Placement or non-placement edges can be selected.
Exclude Surfaces You can select surfaces for the punch model to exclude
them from the operation, resulting in these surfaces being deleted from the
resulting form feature. The surfaces to exclude can also be pre-specified
by using a Punch Model Annotation feature.
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Merge or Inheritance These dashboard icons enable you to reference the

punch model by performing a merge operation, or you can copy the punch
model geometry by creating an inheritance feature.
Tool Name and Coordinate System Specify these options for sheetmetal
manufacturing.
Placing by Reference You can place a form feature so that it references
the original forming model at all times. If the original form model changes, the
geometry on the sheetmetal part also changes.
Copying the Geometry When you do not want to associate the geometry of
the form to the reference model, you can place the form model by copying all
of the form geometry into the sheetmetal model. This copy operation creates
a completely independent version of the form geometry.
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Creating and Using Reference Parts
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You can create the form or reference part as a standard solid part or as a
sheetmetal part. If you use a sheetmetal model, the form should conform to
the green side of the sheetmetal component.
The reference parts can have shapes that are convex, concave, or are a
combination of both. When creating reference parts, you should keep the
following points in mind:
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Any convex surface must have a radius that is larger than the thickness
of the sheetmetal or equal to zero if the form is mated to the sheetmetal
geometry.
Any concave surface must have a radius that is larger than the thickness
of the sheetmetal or equal to zero if the form is aligned to the sheetmetal
geometry.
The form can contain a combination of convex and concave geometry,
creating hollows. The hollows in the form must not drop below the base
plane or mating surface, meaning all the form geometry must be on the
same side of the base plane.
Creating Rips in the Geometry
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sheetmetal and actually cutting the sheetmetal. Below is an example of a
cooling fin that is cut through the side of the sheetmetal housing. You can
represent the shearing of the material by excluding surfaces from the form
when you place it on the sheetmetal model.
Using Multiple Forms

Using Multiple Forms on a Single Punch Model
To reduce the number of models stored for punch forms, you create a punch
model with two sides. You select one side or the other, with respect to the
mating surface that you use in the punch model.
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PROCEDURE - Punch Form Features

Scenario
Create different punch forms on a sheetmetal part.
punch.prt
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Create a louver using a punch form.
1. Click Punch Form

feature toolbar.
from the
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2. ClickOpen Punch Model

from the dashboard.
Double-click
LOUVER_FORM.PRT.
3. Place the cursor over the upper
model surface.
Query and select the
underlying surface.
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4. Drag the handles to the front and

right surfaces of the model.
Edit the offset values as
shown.
Click the direction arrow to flip
it upwards.
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5. Select the Placement tab and

enable Add rotation about the
first axis.
Drag the rotation handle to 90.
Note that the additional
rotation is possible due to a
coordinate system selected
for the component interface.
6. Select the Options tab.

Click in the Excluded punch
model surfaces collector.
Select the surface shown.
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Double-click
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1. Click Punch Form

feature toolbar.
Create a gusset using a punch form.
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3. Select the right model surface.
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4. Select the upper model surface.

Select the front model surface.
Drag the offset handle to 20.
5. Select the Options tab and

enable Placement Edges.
Select Thickness as the
radius option.
Click Complete Feature .
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Utilizing Punch Model Annotations

Define Punch Model annotations to speed up placement.
Creating Annotation
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Punch Model annotation type

Predefine surfaces to remove
Punch Model Created
Utilizing Punch Model Annotations Theory
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A new type of annotation feature has been added called Punch Model. In
this type of annotation, you can select surfaces to predefine those that will be
removed when using the model for a punch in a sheetmetal part.
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When a punch is created using a model with a punch model annotation

defined, the surfaces to be removed will be defined automatically without
having to select them. However, you can add to or remove from this selection
if desired.
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PROCEDURE - Utilizing Punch Model Annotations

Scenario
Create a punch form using a punch model annotation feature.
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Select Punch Model and click
OK.
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1. Expand the footer and select

INTFC001.
Notice the highlighted
coordinate system.
Create a Punch Model annotation feature.
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3. Press CTRL and select the three

surfaces shown.
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5. Click Close Window
Create a punch form utilizing the defined punch model annotation.
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1. Click Open
and double-click
ANNOTATIONS.PRT.
2. Click Punch Form

feature toolbar.
from the

from the dashboard.
Double-click
ROUND_FORM.PRT.
4. Place the cursor over the upper
model surface.
Query and select the
underlying surface.
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5. Drag the handles to the front and

right surfaces of the model.
Edit the offset values as
shown.
Click the direction arrow to flip
it upwards.
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Click Resume Feature
7. Click Preview Feature

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Notice the placement edges
are not rounded.

Notice there are excluded
surfaces defined.
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Enable the Placement edges
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Select Thickness as the
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Flatten Form
Form features can be flattened using the Flatten Form tool.
Forms are unbent using the Flatten
Form tool.
Rounds and chamfers are unbent
using the Edge Treat element.
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Flattened
Forms in Flattened State
Returning the Model to the Flat
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In some cases, you may have to return a sheetmetal model to its original flat
state after you have placed form features on it. The form features do not get
flattened along with the bend features in the model. You can use the Flatten
Form tool to unbend punch or die forms.
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You can flatten multiple form features at the same time.

You can flatten forms that cross multiple surfaces.
You typically create flatten form features at the end of the design process,
when you are preparing your model for manufacture.
The flatten form option adjusts the width of the part after flattening, ensuring
that the material volume after flattening is the same as before flattening.
The formed area is retained upon unbend and bend back, to visualize
location.
Flatten Form Theory
The Flatten Form feature has the capability to flatten forms that cross multiple
surfaces. For example, you can flatten the form of a wall gusset over a 90
degree wall.
The Flatten Form feature retains the formed area upon creation of unbend or
bend-back features to enable visualization of the formed area.
Flattening Edges with Features

You create edge treatments (stamped edges with chamfers or rounds) using
solid class features. As you prepare your sheetmetal design for manufacture,
you need to flatten your design. In order to accurately flatten the stamped
edges, you should create a flatten form feature with the Edge Treat element.
The flatten form calculates the flat pattern for the stamped edges. This is
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based on the assumption that the volume of the material in the part is the
same, both before and after it is flattened.
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The top image in the slide illustrates the adjustments made to the developed
length of the part after flattening, ensuring that the material volume before
and after flattening, is the same.
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PROCEDURE - Flatten Form

Scenario
Unbend a model containing forms.
FLATTEN.PRT
FlattenForm
Task 1:
Unbend the model.
1. Click Unbend
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3. Select the surface, as shown.
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5. Click OK.
Create a flatten form feature to flatten the model.
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Notice that the form features

do not unbend.
1. Click Flatten Form
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2. Double-click Form in the

FLATTEN dialog box.
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3. Select the form, as shown.

5. With the Flatten feature still

selected, right-click and click
Pattern.

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Rip
You can add rips to your models to help flatten otherwise
unbendable geometry.
Three rip types
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Model Cannot Be Unbent
Adding Rips to the Geometry
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You can unbend sheetmetal geometry using rips. A rip shears or tears your
sheetmetal walls, especially along seams. If your part is a continuous piece
of material, it cannot be unbent without ripping the sheetmetal.
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Create a rip feature before unbending. When you unbend that area of
the model, the material breaks along the rip section. In general, a rip is a
zero-volume cut.
There are three types of sheetmetal rips available:
Regular Rip Creates a saw cut along a sketched rip line. You select
a surface and sketch the rip line. You can select boundary surfaces to
protect certain surfaces from the rip.
Surface Rip Select a surface patch on the geometry and exclude the
entire surface from the model by creating a cut in the geometry.
Edge Rip Creates a saw cut along an edge. You select the edge to rip.
The resulting corner edges can be open, blind, or overlapping.
While edge rips are intended for unbending your part, you can customize the
corner type to be open, overlapping or cut/extended to a specific depth. You
can create rips with open or overlapping corners.
You can create multiple versions of a regular rip by setting a bounding surface
- a surface that will not be ripped. The rip extends around the model until it
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meets the edges of the bounding surface. If your rip design requires most of
the surfaces not to be ripped, you can exclude all the surfaces (as bounding
surfaces) and select/remove the desired surfaces that need to be ripped.
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In the images on the slide, the cubical surface has been applied an edge
rip (to create an open edge), a surface rip (to remove any undevelopable
surface), and then unbent.
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PROCEDURE - Rip
Scenario
Add rips to the model so that it can be unbent.
RIPS.PRT
Rips
Add surface rips to remove material in four corners.
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select RIPS1.
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3. Click Surface Rip > Done.
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surfaces shown.
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5. Click OK > Done Refs > OK to

complete the rip.
Create an edge rip along three edges of the part.
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1. Click Rip
2. Click Edge Rip > Done.
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edges shown.
4. Click OK > Done Sets > OK to

complete the rip.
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Task 3:
Create a regular rip.
1. Click Rip
2. Click Regular Rip > Done.

sketch plane.
4. Click Default
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Unbend the model.
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fixed geometry.
4. Click Unbend All > Done > OK

to complete the unbend.
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Notches And Punches

You use notches and punches as templates to cut and relieve
sheetmetal walls.
Punches and notches are used
to create cuts and capture
manufacturing information.
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Notches are placed on edges.

Punches are placed in the middle.
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Punch Used to Create Holes
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You use notches and punches as templates to cut and relieve sheetmetal
walls. You place notches on the edges and punches in the middle of the
sheetmetal wall. Notches are used to relieve material that interferes with
bending in places such as the corners of flanges. You use punches and
notches to create cuts and capture manufacturing information, such as the
tool name.
Creating Notches and Punches
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Each punch or notch has a specific tool that defines its shape. You create
notches and punches using the following steps:
Create the desired type of cut on a sheetmetal part.

Convert the cut into a user-defined feature (UDF).
Place the notch or punch UDF on the desired sheetmetal part.
You need to create UDFs in the sheetmetal application. UDFs created in Part
mode do not work on sheetmetal parts.
You save a notch or punch UDF in your directory and use it in multiple
designs. It carries the file name extension - .gph.
To create a notch or punch UDF, you use the following parameters that are
specific to sheetmetal design and manufacturing:
A coordinate system to locate tooling for automated punch and notch
operations.
A specific tool ID to specify the proper tool for the manufacturing operation.
Use the following steps to create a notch or punch UDF:
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Create a simple sheetmetal part to serve as a reference part.

Create a cut feature. Be sure to include the coordinate system. When
you align and dimension, keep in mind the convenience of the eventual
placement of the UDF.
Create a UDF feature.
Use the Stand Alone option:
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When the system prompts you to indicate whether you are defining this
UDF for a punch or a notch feature, acknowledge it.
In response to the system prompt, type the tool name.
Define the symmetry of the tool relative to the feature coordinate system.
Select one of the options.
Respond to prompts for the reference geometry.
Complete the UDF creation. The system creates and stores the UDF.
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Using Notches for Relief
When you create a sheetmetal part, you add the notch relief before bending.
However, you can capture your design intent more accurately by creating
the part in the formed state. Instead of adding relief and then creating the
wall, you focus on dimensioning the walls to preserve your design intent.
Using this method, you increase your regeneration speed by suppressing the
notches, since the walls are not children to these entities.
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If a notch is intended to relieve material in the bend areas, create a bend and
then unbend it. When sketching the cut, align its sides to the bend edges.
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PROCEDURE - Notches And Punches

Scenario
Create a notch and use it to create relief in another model.
NOTCH.PRT
Notches
Task 1:
Create the Notch tool.
1. Click Tools > UDF Library from

the main menu.
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2. Click Create and type

CORNER_NOTCH as the
name of the UDF feature and
press ENTER.
3. Click Stand Alone > Done.
5. Select the cut, as shown.
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4. Click Yes to include the reference

part.
6. Click OK > Done > Done/Return.
7. Select Yes to create the UDF for Punch or Notch.
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9. Click Y Axis for the symmetry options.
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10. Edit the prompts.

Type Placement Surface as the prompt. Press ENTER.
Type Right Orientation as the prompt. Press ENTER.
Type Vertical Edge Reference as the prompt. Press ENTER.
Type Horizontal Surface Reference as the prompt. Press ENTER.
Click Next and Previous from the MOD PRMPT menu to review
the prompts entered. Click Enter Prompt to modify any of the
prompts, if necessary.
11. Click Done/Return > OK to complete the UDF creation.
12. Click List in the menu manager to see the UDF features in the
working directory. Click Close > Done/Return.
13. Click File > Close Window.

Task 2:
Prepare the model to add a notch.
1. Click Open
and double-click LEFT_PANEL.PRT.
2. Drag the Insert Indicator

model tree.
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before the bend back feature in the

in the main toolbar and select TOP view.
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, to enable their display.
Create the notch on one side using the NOTCH_RELIEF tool

defined as UDF.
1. Click Notch
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from the feature toolbar to start the Notch tool.
2. Select CORNER_NOTCH.GPH and click Open.
3. Select the Advanced reference configuration and View source

model options.
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4. Click OK to begin specifying references for the notch.
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5. Select the wall surface as

reference #1 (Placement
Surface), as shown.
6. Select reference #2 in the User Defined Feature Placement dialog

box.
7. Select datum plane FRONT from the model tree as reference #2

(Right Orientation).
, to disable their display.
9. Select reference #3 in the User

Defined Feature Placement
dialog box.
10. Select the edge of the panel
as reference #3 (Vertical Edge
Reference), as shown.
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dialog box.
12. Rotate the part slightly and select
the surface as reference #4
(Horizontal Surface Reference),
as shown.
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Create the notch on the other side using the NOTCH_RELIEF

tool defined as UDF.
1. Click Notch
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Task 4:

in
the main toolbar and select TOP
view.

in the User Defined Feature
Placement dialog box.
from the feature toolbar to start the Notch tool.
2. Select CORNER_NOTCH.GPH and click Open.
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Advanced reference
configuration option, if
necessary, and click OK.
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4. Select the wall surface as

reference #1 (Placement
Surface), as shown.
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5. Select reference #2 in the User Defined Feature Placement dialog

box.
6. Select the datum plane FRONT from the model tree as reference #2
(Right Orientation).

dialog box.
8. Select the edge of the panel as

the vertical edge reference, as
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dialog box.
10. Rotate the part slightly and select
the surface as reference #4,
(Horizontal Surface Reference),
as shown.
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in
the main toolbar and select TOP
view.
12. Click Accept Settings

in the
User Defined Feature Placement
dialog box.
11. Select the Adjustments tab.

Select Flip .
14. Right-click Insert Indicator

in the model tree and select
Cancel. Click Yes from the
confirmation message window.
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Edge Bends
An edge bend converts non-tangent edges to bends.
Non tangent edges converted to
bends:
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Default bend radius set to

thickness.
Can customize one or more edges
to have unique parameters.
Smooths inside and outside
surfaces, if geometry allows.
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Formed Part with Sharp Edges
One Bend With Customized Radius
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Part With Edge Bends Applied
Edge Bends
An edge bend converts non-tangent edges to bends. Depending on the

material side you choose to thicken, some edges appear rounded while
others have sharp edges. The edge bend option enables you to quickly
round the edge.
By default, the bend parameters are set to the following values:
Bend Table Part Bend Table

Radius Type Inside Radius
Radius Default radius, else Thickness
If your design requires different bend parameters you can either change the
entire models bend parameters or you can customize the values for each
edge individually by redefining specific edges.
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PROCEDURE - Edge Bends

Scenario
Add edge bends to a model.
EDGE.PRT
EdgeBends
from the
2. Click Edge Bend

feature toolbar.
from the
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(start with the edge on the right
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1. Click No hidden
main toolbar.
Add edge bends to the model.
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4. Click OK > Done Sets > OK to

complete the edge bends.
Notice that the bend table, radius type, and bend radius are all
set by default and you did not have to specify any information.
Task 2:
Customize one of the bends.
1. With the edge bend still selected, right-click and select Edit
Definition.
2. Double-click Edge Bend from the EDGE BEND dialog box.
3. Click Piece # 1 > Done.
4. Double-click Radius in the BEND PIECES dialog box.
5. Click Enter Value.
6. Type 15 and press ENTER.
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7. Click OK > Done Sets > OK.
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Corner Relief
Corner relief helps prevent unwanted deformation by controlling
the sheetmetal material behavior.
Four types of corner relief:
No Relief (default)
None
Circular
Obround
NONE
Circular Relief
Obround Relief
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Default Relief
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Corner relief helps prevent unwanted deformation by controlling the

sheetmetal material behavior. To utilize the corner relief option you must have
at least one ripped edge and Annotation Element Display
annotations displayed in the model tree.
enabled or
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You can create four types of corner relief:

None
Circular
Obround
Generates a
square corner.
Generates a
circular notch.
Generate an
obround notch.
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No Relief
Retains the
default V-notch
shape.
There are four possible ways to apply corner relief to bends or converted
parts:
Create the corner relief as a feature (Feature > Create > Corner Relief).
Create default relief automatically while unbending (Setup > Sheetmetal >
Corner Relief).
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Create default relief for all corners in the model or part templates (Setup >
Sheetmetal > Parameters).
Define the corner relief in the conversion feature dialog box (Feature
> Create > Conversion).
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PROCEDURE - Corner Relief

Scenario
Add various corner relief types to the part.
CORNER.PRT
Corner
Task 1:
Change the default corner relief type for all corners.
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1. Note that the current relief is set

to No Relief.
2. Click Edit > Setup > Corner

Relief > Confirm.
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3. Click Circular > Thickness*2.

and observe that all reliefs are
now circular.
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Edit the corners to display the other relief types.
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Task 2:
1. Click Corner Relief
2. Click Settings
and then
Open Settings File from the
model tree.
3. Click Working Directory if

necessary in the Load Model
Tree Configuration dialog
box and then double-click
TREE.CFG.
4. The four corner relief notes now
display in the model tree, as
shown.
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The numbers associated with your model may not match those
shown. Use the corresponding numbers from your model tree.
5. Select the first three notes from the model tree.
6. Click Redefine.
7. Click Corner #1 > Done to open the Corner Relief dialog box.
8. Double-click Corner Relief.
9. Click No Relief > OK.
14. Click Redefine.

15. Click Corner #3 > Done .
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13. Click None > OK.
11. Click Corner #2 > Done .
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17. Click Obround.
18. Click Thickness*2 > Thickness > OK.
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Patterning Walls
You can now pattern walls using direction and reference
patterns.
Pattern Flat or Flanged
Use Direction Pattern
Can Reference Pattern
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Original Model
Flat Wall Patterned
Patterning Walls Theory
Flange Wall Reference Patterned
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You can now use the direction pattern option to create patterns of flat and
flanged walls. You can select the wall, select a direction reference, and type
the increment and quantity for the pattern using the dashboard.
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Once a pattern is created, you can also reference pattern any child wall
features.
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PROCEDURE - Patterning Walls

Scenario
Complete a sheetmetal part by patterning walls.
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Task 1:
pattern.prt
Create a direction pattern of a flat wall.
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2. Right-click and select Pattern.

Select a front edge.
Type -20 as the pattern
increment and press ENTER.
1. Select the Flat 1 wall from the

model tree.
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3. Type 6 as the quantity and press

ENTER.
Create a reference pattern of a flange wall.
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1. Select the Flange 1 wall from

the model tree.
2. Right-click and select Pattern.

Select Reference as the
pattern type.
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Mirroring Walls
You mirror sheetmetal walls to create symmetric models.
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A mirrored wall is its own feature.

Dependent by default
Can make section independent
Can redefine independently
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Original Model
Second Mirror Created
First Mirror Created
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You can now use the mirror option to create symmetric models. Once you
select the walls and a planar reference, the mirror is created as dependent by
default.
You can change the dependency in the dashboard, or right-click the mirrored
wall and make its section independent. You can also redefine the wall to
break the associative link, and change its shape or options independently
from the original.
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PROCEDURE - Mirroring Walls

Scenario
Complete a sheetmetal part by mirroring walls.
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2. Click Edit > Mirror from the main

menu.
Select datum plane RIGHT
from the model tree.
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1. Select the Flat 1 wall from the

model tree.
Press SHIFT and select
Flange 3.
Mirror a selection of walls.
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Mirror the original and previously mirrored walls, then redefine

a wall.
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its own feature in the model tree.
1. With Mirror 1 still selected, press

SHIFT and select Flat 1 from the
model tree.
2. Click Edit > Mirror from the main

menu.
Select datum plane FRONT
from the model tree.
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4. Right-click and select Edit

Definition.
Modify the shape from Flushed
to Duck.
Click Yes.
3. Select Flange 3 (3), as shown.
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Module Overview
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Sheetmetal Bends and Setting Up the

Sheetmetal Environment
geometry to reflect the true manufacturing process.
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The order in which features are created can have a significant impact on how
your design appears when being detailed.
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You use bend lines to determine the location and shape for the bend geometry
in your sheetmetal parts. A bend line is also a reference point to calculate
the developed length. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 enables you to sketch the
bend lines, thus enabling you to control the behavior of the bend geometry.
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When you unbend sheetmetal parts, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 calculates

the developed length using a standard formula or using a standard bend
table. To suit your particular manufacturing process, you can override the
default bend calculations by modifying the factors in the formula or by using
customized bend tables.
You select a surface to remain fixed as the geometry bends. The resulting
geometry will differ depending on the geometry selected to be fixed.
Using family tables, you can create a flat state of the model, which is an
instance in the family table where the model is completely unbent.
Objectives
Create features in the proper order to achieve appropriate dimensioning
results.
Define and adjust bend lines.
Define and adjust bend allowances using bend tables.
Define default fixed geometry.
Define flat states.
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Order of Bend Features

It is important to consider the order in which features are created
when designing sheetmetal parts.
The two key considerations when
creating sheetmetal features are:
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References for feature creation.

Order of feature creation.
Edit Original Cut
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TOP Used as Sketching Plane
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After Bend
Edit Cut Again
Feature References
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The references used to create sheetmetal features must be selected carefully.

For example, consider the model shown in the upper right figure. Instead of
using the surface of the wall for the sketching plane for the cut, the datum
plane FRONT was used.
The end result is that the dimensions for the cut feature would be
inappropriate for detailing or manufacturing.
Feature Order
It is also important to consider the order in which features are created.
Consider the example shown in the lower left set of figures.
The cut was created in the sheetmetal wall, then the wall was bent to shape.
When the bend was created, the system established new surfaces, but the cut
surfaces remain in their original position. The end result is that the dimensions
for the cut feature would be inappropriate for detailing or manufacturing.
A better method of creating the cut is shown in the lower right set of figures.
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In this case, the bend was created in the wall, the wall was unbent, the cut
was created, and finally the wall was bent back. In this case, the section
stays with the wall feature, and yields the desired result.
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PROCEDURE - Order of Bend Features

Scenario
Create a flat state for the already formed model.
ORDER.PRT
FeatureOrder
Create a cut and bend in the model.

Internal Sketch.
3. Select the flat surface of the
model and click Sketch.
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7. Click Bend
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Click Done > Done/Return >
Done/Return.
Select the flat surface of the
model.
Click Okay > Default.
Create the sketch shown.
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Relief > Done > Flip > Done >
Thickness > OK.
Task 2:
Edit the cut to observe where the sketch resides.

2. Select Extrude 1 from the model
tree.
3. Right-click and select Edit.
The sketch remains in the
original position, which is
undesirable.
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Task 3:
Delete the cut and add it in again, after the bend.
1. Select Extrude 1 from the model

tree.
2. Right-click and click Delete >
OK.
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6. Select the appropriate

references, click Close, and
create the sketch shown.

click Sketch.

Internal Sketch.
Add an unbend feature, then edit the cut to observe where the
sketch resides.
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2. Click Unbend
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Click Done.
Select the surface shown.
Click Unbend All > Done >
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model tree and select Edit.
The sketch now
moves in relation to
the original wall, as
desired.
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Bend Line Adjustments

You can control the location of a bend feature by adding a Bend
Line Adjustment (BLA).
The bend line location can be
adjusted.
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Use the equation: BLA=L-(R+T).
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Original Bend Line Location
Bend Line Adjusted
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Relation to Control the Bend

Line Location
Adding Bend Line Adjustment
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You can control the location of a bend feature by adding a Bend Line
Adjustment (BLA). The BLA is the dimension that locates the sketched bend
line from a reference. You can modify it to manipulate the placement of the
bend. For two surfaces to be coplanar, the developed length of the bend must
be equal to the sum of the inside radius and the thickness.
Since the system calculates both the radius of the bend and the developed
length of the bend, you can use the following relation to determine the BLA.
BLA = L - ( R + T )
Where: BLA Bend Line Adjustment. L Developed Length. R Inside
Radius. T Thickness.
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PROCEDURE - Bend Line Adjustments

Scenario
A design requires that the top surfaces of a bent flange is coplanar with the
top surface of the adjacent unbent portion. Apply the bend line adjustment
formula to make the surfaces coplanar.
BEND_LINE.PRT
BLA
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1. Create an analysis to measure

the distance.
Click Analysis > Measure >
Distance.
Select the surfaces shown as
the references.
Determine whether the bend is in the desired location.
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2. Orient to the FRONT view.

Notice that the distance is
approximately 0.80.
This is the vertical gap
between the surfaces, hence
the two surfaces are not
coplanar because the bend
line adjustment value is
incorrect
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3. Save the analysis feature.

Select Saved from the drop-down list in the Distance dialog box.
Click Complete Analysis .
Add a relation to control the BLA.
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Task 2:
1. Press CTRL + D to view the

2. Right-click the bend feature in
the model tree and select Edit.
Notice that the developed length
(DEV.L) is 1.7.
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5. Click Regenerate
main toolbar.
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4. In the Relations window, type the

following BLA relation:
d9 = d14 - (d13 + d0).
Click OK.
3. With dimensions still displayed,

click Tools > Relations.
Select the FIRST WALL from
the model tree.
Identify the symbolic form
for the dimensions. Find
the developed length (d14),
the inside radius (d13), the
thickness (d0), and the bend
line location (d9).
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6. Orient to the FRONT view.

Notice that the distance is now
0.0.
Test the relations added.
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1. Modify the bend radius.

Right-click the bend feature in
the model tree and select Edit.
Double-click the radius value,
type 2 and press ENTER.
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twice
to update the bend and the
relation.
2. Notice that the distance is still 0.0

due to the bend line adjustment
relation.
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Using Bend Tables for Bend Allowances
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You can use bend tables, instead of the system default equation,
to calculate the developed lengths of bends.
A Typical Bend Table
Bend Tables
You can use bend tables, instead of the system default equation, to calculate
the developed lengths of bends. Bend tables are files (a *.bnd file) that can
be stored in the part or on a hard drive for use in multiple models.
The values in the top row of the bend table (area #4 in the figure) are inside
radius values (R) while the values in the first column of the table (area #3
above) are for material thickness (T). The rest of the cells in the body of the
table (area #5 above) are populated with developed length values for a 90
bend that has the corresponding inside radius and material thickness that
makes them intersect in the first row and column (respectively) of the table.
For bends other than 90, the values are multiplied by /90, where is the
specific bend angle, in degrees.
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If a bend is created in a model that does not have an exact corresponding

inside radius or material thickness in the table, the developed length is
calculated in one of two ways.
1. If the values for R and T fall inside the range of inside radii and material
thicknesses present in the table, the developed length is calculated by
interpolation from the surrounding values.
2. If the values for R and T fall outside the range of inside radii and material
thicknesses present in the table, the developed length is calculated by
using the Formula (area #1 above) that is present in the table.
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If necessary, you can write logic statements into the Formula area of the
bend table. By doing so, you can assign different formulas to be applied
based on specific attributes of the bend. For example you can specify logic
statements so that the developed length for bends where 0 90 is
calculated differently than for bends where > 90. See the Pro/ENGINEER
Wildfire 5.0 help files for more information on formulas as well as another
feature called a Conversion.
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You can use one of three tables supplied with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire or you
can create and name your own. The three tables supplied have developed
lengths based on values for soft, medium, and very hard materials. The
y-factor and developed lengths they contain are listed below and are based
on values found in Machinerys Handbook, 25th Edition.
Materials
TABLE1
soft brass, copper
TABLE2
hard brass, copper, soft steel,

aluminum
TABLE3
hard copper, bronze, cold rolled steel,

spring steel
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Table Name
y-factor
k-factor
0.55
0.35
0.64
0.41
0.71
0.45
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Additionally, there is a Materials section in each bend table (area #2 above)

where you can specify materials that the bend table can be applied to. When
you apply the bend table to a part, Pro/ENGINEER will verify whether the part
material matches one of the materials in the list. If it does not, you will receive
an error message and the bend table will NOT be added to the part. If no
materials are listed in the Materials section of the bend table, the bend is
applied to any part regardless of its material.
Best Practices
If you create your own library of bend tables, point to the appropriate folder
with the configuration option pro_sheet_met_directory_<pathname>. You
can find bend tables that are specified by name in your projects current
directory and in the folder specified by the configuration option.
Bend tables are only applicable for constant-radius bends. Bends with a
varying radius, as in a cone or cylinder, calculate the developed length
using the y-factor. Bend tables are applied to a geometry with flange walls
based on the arc profiles.
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PROCEDURE - Using Bend Tables for Bend Allowances

Scenario
Use bend tables instead of k or y-factors to control the developed length
of bends.
bend_table.prt
BendTable
Task 1:
Determine how the bend length is currently calculated.
1. From the main menu, click Info > Model.
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From the information at the top of the browser window, it should

be obvious that no bend tables have been assigned to the part
and that bend allowances for all bends are being driven by the
k-factor (0.31831) and y-factor (.5) assigned to the part.
Also note that all of the bends in the part have an inside radius of
2 mm and a developed length of 3.64 mm.
2. Close the browser.
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Task 2:
Drive the developed length of all of the bends in the model with
the system supplied table for hard materials (TABLE3).
1. Click Edit > Setup > Bend Allow > Bend Table > Set > Confirm >
From File > table3.
2. Click Done/Return > Done/Return > Done/Return.
3. From the model tree, right-click the FIRST WALL feature and select
Edit.
Drive the developed length of the bend in the Flat 1 feature using
a user-defined bend table (new.bnd).
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Note that the developed length for this feature is now 3.85 mm.
If you inspect the bend allowances for the Flat 1 and Flange 1
features you will also find that they have developed lengths of
3.85 mm as well. This is based on a y-factor value of .71 from
the TABLE3 system supplied bend table.
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1. In the model tree, right-click the Flat 1 feature and select Edit
Definition.
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2. From the dashboard, click Bend Allowance and select the A Feature
Specific Set Up check box.
3. Click By Bend Table > Browse.
4. Select the NEW.BND table and click Open.
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Flat 1 feature and select Edit.
Note that the developed
length of the bend in this
feature is now calculated as
3.69 mm.
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Fixed Geometry
You can specify a default reference for the fixed surface for
unbend and bend back features.
You do not have to select the
fixed side after setting default fixed
geometry.
Applies to:
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Unbend features
Bend Back features
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Surface Selected as Fixed

Geometry
Unbend Uses Fixed Surface
Bend Back Uses Fixed Surface
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Defining Default Fixed Geometry
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When unbending and bending back sheetmetal geometry, it is always good

practice to specify the same surface or edge to remain fixed. You can use
the SETUP option Fixed Geom to automatically specify the same reference
when creating the unbend and bend back features.
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The fixed geometry setting helps ensure consistency in your design workflow.
You can select a surface, edge, or a plane as a fixed geometry. Once you
have defined the fixed geometry, the system does not ask you to specify the
geometry to remain fixed, while creating the unbend and bend back features.
When working with fixed geometry, you can:
Set a surface to remain fixed with the Select command.
Highlight the current fixed geometry selection with the Show command.
Delete the current fixed geometry selection with the Clear command.
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PROCEDURE - Fixed Geometry

Scenario
Define the default fixed geometry for unbend and bend back operations in
a model.
FIXED.PRT
FixedGeom
3. Click Done/Return >

Done/Return.
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2. Click Select and select the

wall surface to remain fixed, as
shown.
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1. Click Edit > Setup > Fixed

Geom.
Define the default fixed wall for all bend back and unbend
operations.
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4. Test the fixed geometry setup.

Create an unbend feature.
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Click Unbend
from the
feature toolbar.
Click Regular > Done.
Click Unbend All > Done.
Notice that the fixed geometry
is automatically selected and
highlighted.
Click OK to complete the
feature.
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5. Create a bend back feature.

Click Bend Back
from the
feature toolbar.
Notice that the fixed geometry
is automatically selected and
highlighted.
Click BendBackAll > Done.
feature.
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Flat States
A flat state is a completely unbent copy of your part.
Flat states are controlled by family
tables.
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Start with Flat or Formed model.

System creates family table.
Open other states using the Show
option.
Family Table
Flat State
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A flat state is a completely unbent copy of your part. It streamlines the

creation of flat patterns needed in manufacturing because you can create
any number of flat states, at any time in your design process, whether your
part is fully formed or fully flat.
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You use family tables to control flat states. You can:

Produce a new flat state instance with the Create command.
Use the Update command to transfer features you added to a flat state
from the flat state to the generic part, except for features you specifically
suppressed. You can then delete or suppress desired features which are
then deleted or suppressed in any other flat state in that part's family table.
Use the Show command to list the flat state instances related to the
generic part. You select the instances from the list, and they will open in
a new window.
You can edit individual flat state instances to make any necessary
modifications. Any new features you add to a flat state are enabled in that
specific flat state instance but suppressed in the generic part. Any features
you delete from a flat state are suppressed in the specific flat state instance
but still enabled in the generic part. Keep in mind that any features you
add to the generic part, after you create the flat state, are added to all flat
state instances.
When you create a flat state instance, the unbend operation or the flat state
is automatically added to the end of the generic part's model tree. Any
modifications made to the generic do not affect the flat state. Therefore, in
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the generic, a flat state works exactly like a flat pattern. Any features added
to the generic part are automatically reordered to always be inserted before
the unbend.
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When you create a flat state instance it is automatically added to the generic
part's family table. If you in turn add or remove features from a flat state
instance, the system records those changes in the generic part's family table.
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PROCEDURE - Flat States

Scenario
FLAT_STATE.PRT
FlatStates
Task 1:
Create a Flat State for the model.
1. Click Edit > Setup.
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2. Click Flat State > Create.

3. Press ENTER to accept the default name.
4. Click Fully Formed, to indicate the current state of the model.
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The system displays the Regular Type dialog box, so that you
can define the unbend operation.
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5. Select the surface shown for the

fixed geometry.
unbend operation.
Task 2:
Show the flat state instance.
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1. Click Show > FLAT_STATE_FLAT1.
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The Flat State opens in a new window.
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Task 3:
Add another flat state instance to the family table.
1. Click File > Close Window to

return to the generic model.
3. Click Flat State > Create and
press ENTER to accept the
default name.
4. Click Tools > Family Table to

display the instances.
Edit the FLAT_STATE_FLAT2 instance to see the impact on the

family table.
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5. Click OK.
2. Click Flat State > Show > FLAT_STATE_FLAT2.
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3. Select Smt Cut id 298 in the model tree, right-click and click Delete >
OK.
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4. Click File > Close Window to

return to the generic model.
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5. Click Tools > Family Table.
The family table is updated to include a new column for the cut
feature that was just deleted. The generic and first flat state
instance will regenerate the cut, and the new flat state will not.
6. Click OK.
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Special Sheetmetal Tools
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Module Overview
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Reports provide information on bends, radii, and specific design rules for your
sheetmetal part, and they enable you to investigate your design to ensure it
adheres to company standards.
Design rules are guidelines for your design such as minimum distance
between cuts and minimum wall height. You establish these rules based on
the materials and processes used in manufacturing.
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Sheetmetal defaults and parameters automate routine tasks to help

streamline your part design. You can predefine some common feature
geometry to ensure design consistency and to save time by reducing menu
selections.
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If a converted part is not developable, you can either create individual

features like rips and corner reliefs to make it developable or you can use the
Create Conversion tool to add alterations like rips, bends, and corner relief.
Objectives
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Review sheetmetal reports in text and HTML format.
Set and review the effects of design rules.
Edit and assign sheetmetal defaults and parameters.
Retrieve an existing set of sheetmetal defaults and parameters.
Use the Create Conversion tool to flatten an otherwise undevelopable
model.
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Info Tools and Reports

Reports provide information about bends, radii, bend tables, and
design rules for your model.
Two types of reports
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Text
HTML
Controlled by config.pro option info_output_format
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HTML Report Excerpt
Sheetmetal Reports
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Sheetmetal reports help you to ensure that your model adheres to company
standards. The reports can be displayed in either text or HTML (the default)
format. To change from HTML to text format, you can set the config.pro
parameter info_output_format to text.
The HTML reports display in the embedded browser while the text reports
display in a separate window. The text reports can be stored in an external
file.
You can create the following text reports:
Bend Reports Detailed information about the bends in the part.
Radii Report Detailed information about the bend radii in the part.
Design Check Detailed report on your model's compliance with any
design rules that have been defined.
You can access the text reports, with info_output_format set to text, by
clicking Info > Sheetmetal from the main menu. This opens the Sheetmetal
Info dialog box.
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You can create the following HTML reports:

Used K and Y Factors by Part Lists all values of the K-factors and
Y-factors that are used by the part or features.
Bend Tables Associated with Part Detailed information about bend
tables used in the part.
Bends Containing Feature Bend Table Lists the assigned bend tables
used by the features.
Bends Allowance Information about bends assigned to a feature with
or without a 90 degree bend angle.
Bend Radii Detailed information about the bend radii of features.
Design Rules - Violations Check Detailed report on your model's
compliance with any design rules that have been defined.
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clicking Info > Model.
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Note that the HTML reports are more interactive than the text reports. For
example, in the Bend Tables section of the HTML report, you can click the
icon to access another HTML report that lists the
Get Table Contents
entire bend table.
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PROCEDURE - Info Tools and Reports

Scenario
Use the information tools and reports to interrogate the model.
REPORTS.PRT
Reports
Task 1:
View the HTML report for the model.
1. Click Info > Model to open the Model Info HTML report.
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2. Review the overview section.
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3. Scroll to the Bend Tables section and use the report to view the table
contents.
4. Click the first Get Table

Contents
icon in this section.
The Bend Table report
appears.
5. Click Back
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6. Scroll to the Bends Allowance section.

The equations and dimensions used for each bend are listed.
7. Scroll to the Bend Radii section.
The bend radii and radius type (inside or outside) for each bend
are listed.
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8. Scroll to the Design Rules section.

The rule MIN_CUT_TO_BOUND is violated. The allowable value
is 3.0000, but the current value it 1.0001.
Minimize the browser window.
Set the configuration option for text reports, and review the Bend
Report.
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1. Click Tools > Options.
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2. Type info_output_format in the

Option text box and text in the
Value text box.
Press ENTER and click OK.
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3. Click Info > Sheetmetal to

display the Sheetmetal Info
dialog box.
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4. Clear the File check box and click OK.
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5. Click Close when finished viewing the information window.
6. Click Tools > Options.

7. Select info_output_format in the list and type html in the Value text
box.
Click OK.
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Design Rules
Design rules are geometric standards for your design.
A Rule table contains the design
standards.
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MIN_DIST_BTWN_CUTS
MIN_CUT_TO_BOUND
MIN_CUT_TO_BEND
MIN_WALL_HEIGHT
MIN_SLOT_TAB_WIDTH
MIN_SLOT_TAB_LENGTH
MIN_LASER_DIM
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MIN_CUT_TO_BOUND
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MIN_CUT_TO_BEND
Design Rules
Design rules are geometric standards for your design. You can establish
the design rules that fit your materials and the manufacturing processes
you use. For example, in the upper-right image, the dimension 5 represents
the MIN_CUT_TO_BEND option. This is the minimum distance a cut can
be placed relative to a bend. Any distance greater than or equal to the
MIN_CUT_TO_BEND parameter is an acceptable value.
The second image is an example of MIN_CUT_TO_BOUND. In this case, the
parameter (a value of 2 in the image) represents the smallest allowable value
between any boundary and the edge of any cut.
Note that the Design Rules do not stop the model from regenerating when
there is a rule violation, but the violations can be displayed in a report.
The standard rule table contains the following default sheetmetal design
rules. In the table, T is the stock thickness and R is the bend radius.
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Description
MIN_DIST_BTWN_CUTS
Checks the distance between two cuts or

punches. (Default: 5T)
MIN_CUT_TO_BOUND
Checks the distance between a part edge

and a cut or punch. (Default: 2T)
MIN_CUT_TO_BEND
Checks the distance between a bend-line

and a cut or punch. (Default:2.5*T+R)
MIN_WALL_HEIGHT
Checks the minimum bend height of formed

walls. (Default: 1.5*T+R)
MIN_SLOT_TAB_WIDTH
Checks the minimum width of the slot.

(Default: T)
MIN_SLOT_TAB_LENGTH
Checks the minimum length of the slot.
MIN_LASER_DIM
Checks the minimum distance between

contours that have to be laser cut. (Default:
1.5*T).
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Parameter
You specify design standards in a rule table and assign the table to your
part. You can develop as many tables as you need and you can edit the
table at any time.
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Note that you cannot directly add additional rules beyond those found in the
table, but through the use of relations you can customize them.
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Your design can be tested against the design table using the Info > Model
html report or the Info > Sheetmetal > Design Check text report.
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PROCEDURE - Design Rules

Scenario
Add the default design rules table to the model and check the design against
it.
RULES.PRT
DesignRules
Task 1:
Assign the design rules table.
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1. Click Edit > Setup to access the

SMT SETUP menu.
2. Click Design Rules > Define.

3. Type My_Rules for the name of
the table and press ENTER.
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4. Review the design table then

click File > Exit from the table
editor.
5. Click Assign > From Part >
MY_RULES.
Check the status of the design.
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1. Click Info > Model to display the Model info report.
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2. Scroll to the bottom of the report, and notice that the

MIN_CUT_TO_BOUND rule is violated.
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Task 3:
Fix the rule violation and recheck.
1. Edit the dimensions to move the cut feature away from the edge.
Select Extrude 2 from the model tree.
Right-click and select Edit.
Edit the .25 dimension to .50.
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Click Regenerate
2. Click Refresh
from the browser.
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cut down, the MIN_CUT_TO_BEND rule is violated.
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Moving the cut down has now caused the bottom edge to get too
close to the bend. The allowable value is 1.6250 but the current
value is 1.3750. Therefore, you have to change the height of
the cut by 0.25.
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4. Edit the dimensions to move the cut feature away from the bend.
Select Extrude 2 from the model tree.
Right-click and select Edit.
Edit the 7.125 dimension to 6.675.
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Click Regenerate
5. Click Refresh
from the browser.
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and notice that there are no
longer any violations.
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Defaults and Parameters

Sheetmetal defaults and parameters automate tasks.
Defaults and parameters are stored in a table.
Sheetmetal Parameters
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Parameters hold numeric values.

Defaults reduce the number of menu picks.
Defaults and Parameters

You can set common values and define common feature geometry to
streamline the design process. This can be accomplished using the Sheet
Metal Defaults and Parameters file. The defaults and parameters file is stored
in tabular format, and uses the .smd extension.
You can:
Set new or use existing defaults and parameters.
Modify existing parameters.
Save the sheetmetal parameter file.
There is an important difference between a default and a parameter. A
default enables you to define common feature geometry, thereby reducing
the number of menu picks required during the design process. A parameter,
on the other hand, holds a numeric value.
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The slide displays a typical Sheetmetal Parameters table. The highlighted

entities function as both defaults and parameters. The following items are
found in the table.
Name The default or parameter name. The name is a symbolic string,
so parameter names can be used in relation formulas. Note that you
cannot change the default or parameter names.
Value Sets a value to automatically highlight in the menu manager.
Attribute Sets how the default or parameter value will be accepted on
the menu manager.
Manual Requires you to accept the default setting as you work
through the menu manager.
Auto Automatically accepts the default setting and brings you to the
next section of the menu manager.
Add Relation Create a relation between the defined dimension and the
parameter, when the attribute is set to Auto.
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indicating
Status If you modify the value, the Status column displays
that you have changed the default value to a user-defined default value.
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PROCEDURE - Defaults and Parameters

Scenario
Change the settings in the Sheetmetal Parameters dialog box and review
the effects.
DEFAULTS.PRT
Defaults
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2. Notice that the SMT_THICKNESS parameter is set to 0.25

which is not the default value.
Edit the Value cell to 1.00 and
press ENTER.
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1. Click Edit > Setup > Parameters

to open the Sheetmetal
Parameters dialog box.
Open the Sheetmetal Parameters dialog box and check for

non-default parameter values.
Task 1:
3. Click OK > Yes to apply the new

value and regenerate the model.
Open the Sheetmetal Parameters dialog box and set several

defaults.
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1. Click Parameters from the menu manager.
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2. Set the default bend radius, and enable it to apply automatically:

Select Thickness from the Value cell next to
SMT_DFLT_BEND_RADIUS and edit it to 1.00.
Select Manual in the adjacent Attribute cell and edit it to Auto.
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Select the Value cell next to SMT_DFLT_BEND_ANGLE and edit
it to 90.
Select Manual in the adjacent Attribute cell and edit it to Auto.
The dialog box should appear, as shown.
4. Click OK to apply the new value and regenerate the model.
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Task 3:
Create a bend feature to see the impact of setting the defaults.
1. Click Bend
2. Click Done > Done/Return

> Done/Return to accept the
defaults.
4. Click Okay > Default.
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Notice that the dialog box

is automatically completed,
and you were not prompted
to provide the Bend Angle
and Radius elements.
These were predefined in
the defaults and parameters
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Converting Solid Models

You can use the Create Conversion tool to make undevelopable
parts developable when you convert an existing model to a
sheetmetal model.
The Create Conversion tool enables
you to define:
Edge Rips
Rip Connects
Point Reliefs
Corner Reliefs
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Using the Create Conversion Tool
If a converted part is not developable, you can either create individual

features like rips and corner reliefs to make it developable or you can use the
Create Conversion tool to add alterations like rips, bends, and corner relief.
The Create Conversion tool enables you to define:
Point Relief
You use point relief to:
Define a point break that divides an existing edge into two separate edges
that can be partially ripped and partially bent.
Define the end of a rip connection.
Define point relief at vertices of bends and rips.
You create point relief by placing datum points on edges (selected or created
on the fly).
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Edge Rips
You can make a rip along the edge.
Rip Connects
You can connect rips with planar, straight-line rips. The rip connects are
sketched with point-to-point connections, which require you to define rip
endpoints. The rip endpoints can be datum points or vertices and must either
be at the end of a rip or on the part border. The rip connects cannot be
collinear with existing edges.
Corner Reliefs
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PROCEDURE - Converting Solid Models

Scenario
Use the Create Conversion tool to add rips and reliefs so that the part can be
unbent.
CONVERSION.PRT
Conversion
Apply the Create Conversion tool, and add point relief.
to open the SMT
1. From the feature toolbar, click Conversion

Conversion dialog box.
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3. Click Point Display
press CTRL + D to orient to the Standard Orientation.
4. Create a datum point to locate
the relief.
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Click Datum Point Tool

Click the edge to locate the
point, as shown.
Select the Reference option in
the Datum Point dialog box.
Select the surface as a
reference for the location of
the point, as shown, and edit
the dimension to 18 in the
Datum Point dialog box.
Click OK from the Datum Point
dialog box.
5. Click OK > Done. Do not complete the SMT Conversion dialog box.
Task 2:
Create rips to the sheetmetal part.
1. Double-click Edge Rip from the

dialog box.
2. Press CTRL and select the four
edges, as shown. Click OK >
Done Sets.
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Task 3:
Define the rip connect in the sheetmetal part.
1. Double-click Rip Connect in the dialog box and click Add.

2. Select the datum point that you created for point relief as the first
end reference. The system then highlights all the possible corners
and other rips to connect the rip.
3. Select the bottom vertex of the
previously created rip as the
second end reference, as shown.
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complete the SMT Conversion
feature yet.
Define corner reliefs in the sheetmetal part.
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1. Double-click Corner Reliefs in the dialog box.

2. Click Add All > Circular > Enter Value.
3. Type 0.5 as the dimension value. Press ENTER to accept value.
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Conversion feature. Click the
background to de-select all
items. The part appears, as
shown.
Unbend the part.
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1. Click Unbend
then Regular > Done.

SHELL view.
from the main toolbar and select the
3. Select the bottom surface to remain fixed.

from
the main toolbar and select the
Standard Orientation view.
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creation of flat patterns needed in manufacturing because you can create any
number of flat states, at any time in your design process, whether your part
is fully formed or fully flat. Using multi-model drawings, you can add views
of both the flat and formed states.
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Auto Ordinate command. This command saves you time when detailing and
organizing your sheetmetal model in drawings.
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basic information about the bend type, bend direction, and bend angle.
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The bend order table is used to document the bend order for manufacturing.
When creating the bend order table, you start with the model completely
unbent, then indicate the sequence in which the bends are to be added.
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Add the flat and formed views to a drawing using multi-model drawings
and flat states.
Apply dimensions using the Auto Ordinate tool.
Create bend line notes.
Define the bend order sequence and create the bend order table.
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Adding the Flat and Formed States
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Flat states enable you to add the fully formed and fully flat views
of your designs to a drawing.
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Flat State
The Drawing
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Formed Model
Flat States

creation of flat patterns needed in manufacturing because you can create
any number of flat states, at any time in your design process, whether your
part is fully formed or fully flat.
You use family tables to control flat states. You can:
Use the Create command to produce a new flat state instance.
Use the Update command to transfer features you added to a flat state
from the flat state to the generic part, except for features you suppressed.
You can then delete or suppress desired features which are then deleted or
suppressed in any other flat state in that part's family table.
Use the Show command to list the flat state instances related to the
generic part. You select the instances from the list, and they will open in
a new window.
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You can make any necessary modifications to individual flat state instances.
Any new features you add to a flat state are enabled in that specific flat state
instance but suppressed in the generic part. Any features you delete from a
flat state are suppressed in the specific flat state instance but still enabled in
the generic part. Keep in mind that any features you add to the generic part,
after you create the flat state, are added to all flat state instances.
When you create a flat state instance, the unbend or the flat state is
automatically added to the end of the generic part's model tree. Any
modifications made to the generic do not affect the flat state. Therefore, in the
generic, a flat state works exactly as a flat pattern. Any features added to the
generic are automatically reordered to always be inserted before the unbend.
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When you create a flat state instance it is automatically added to the generic
part's family table. If you in turn add or remove features from a flat state
instance, the system records those changes in the generic part's family table.
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PROCEDURE - Adding the Flat and Formed States

Scenario
Create a new drawing and add the flat and formed state of the model.
CREATE NEW
FlatFormed
Task 1:
Create a new drawing.
1. Click New
4. Clear the Use default template check box.

5. Click OK.
3. Type RIGHT_PANEL as the drawing name.
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2. Edit the Type to Drawing.
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6. Click Browse and double-click RIGHT_PANEL.PRT in the Open

dialog box
8. Select The generic and click Open.
Add the general view.
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window and select Insert
General View.
2. Click the top-right corner of the

drawing to place the new view.
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3. In the Drawing View dialog box,

select 3D from the Model View
Names drop-down list and click
Apply.
4. Select View Display from the

Categories list. Select No
Hidden as the Display Style from
the drop-down list.
5. Click OK to complete the view
definition.
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Task 3:
Add the flat state instance.
1. If necessary select the Layout tab in the Drawing ribbon.

2. Click Drawing Models
3. Click Add Model from the Menu manager.

4. Select RIGHT_PANEL.PRT and click Open.
5. Select RIGHT_PANEL_FLAT1 and click Open.
6. Notice the information displayed at the bottom of the graphics window.

The active model is now RIGHT_PANEL_FLAT1.
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Task 4:
Add a general view of the flat state instance.
1. Right-click in the graphics window and select Insert General View.

2. Click in the center of the drawing to place the new view.
3. In the Drawing View dialog box, select TOP from the Model View
Names drop-down list and click Apply.
4. Select View Display from the Categories list.
5. Select No Hidden as the Display Style from the drop-down list and
click Apply.
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option and type 2 as the scale value.
7. Click OK to complete the view definition.
8. Right click and select Lock View Movement option, to disable it.
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Auto Ordinate Dimensions

You can quickly create ordinate dimensions in a view.
You use the Auto Ordinate command to create ordinate dimensions
automatically.
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Select surfaces to dimension.

Select edge, curve, or datum as baseline.
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Selected Surfaces
Ordinate Dimensions
Auto Ordinate Dimensions
You can automatically ordinate the dimensions in your drawing using the
Auto Ordinate command. This command saves you time when detailing and
organizing your sheetmetal model in drawings.
To use auto ordinate dimensioning, select the Annotate tab in the Drawing
from the Insert group. Then
ribbon. Click Auto Ordinate Dimension
select the surfaces for which you want to create ordinate dimensions. The
surfaces must be selected within the same view.
Once you select the appropriate surfaces, you select a base line entity, which
can be an edge, curve, or datum plane. The ordinate dimensions appear, at
which point you can adjust their position, witness lines, and so on.
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PROCEDURE - Auto Ordinate Dimensions

Scenario
Use the Auto Ordinate command to add dimensions to the flat state on a
drawing.
AutoOrdinate
Task 1:
AUTOORDINATE.DRW
Create auto ordinate dimensions for the tabs on the top of the
flat state view.
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2. Click Auto Ordinate Dimension
from the Insert group.
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shown as the baseline.
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dimensions.
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Task 2:
Clean up the dimensions.
1. Select the R0.5 dimension.

2. Right-click and select Delete.
3. Click and drag a selection rectangle around the dimensions shown
below.
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and drag its witness line endpoint
to an appropriate location.
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Bend Line Notes

A bend line note describes the basic information about the bend
type, bend direction, and bend angle.
Bend line notes describe:
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Bend Type
Bend Direction
Bend Angle
Measured as deflection from the flat.
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A bend line note describes the basic information about the bend type, bend
direction, and bend angle:
Bend Type Formed or rolled.
Bend Direction Up or down.
Bend Angle Angle in degrees.
Measured as deflection from the flat.
The bend line notes are automatically created for each bend in your design.
The notes are parametric and aligned with the bend, so they enable you to
easily provide drawing dimensions and bend annotations. This information
enables manufacturers to program their bending machines, locate punch
positions, and create dimension inspection documents.
You can customize the display order by changing the smt_bend_notes_order
configuration option. You can also customize the bend line note symbol by
modifying the symbol source files.
The following is an example bend line note.
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The following table defines each bend line note element:

Element
Description
Default Symbol
Bend Type
Formed
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is greater than ten
times the sheetmetal
thickness.
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Rolled
(Inside Bend Radius

=< Thickness * 10)
Inside bend radius is

equal to or smaller
than ten times the
sheetmetal thickness.
(Inside Bend Radius >

Thickness * 10)
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Inside radius is on the

sheetmetal's driving
surface.
Inside radius in on
the sheetmetal's offset
surface.
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measures the angle
of the bend as the
angle of deflection
from the flat. The
bend angle displays
according to the format
set in the ang_units
configuration option.
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PROCEDURE - Bend Line Notes

Scenario
BENDNOTES.DRW
BendNotes
Task 1:
Display the bend lines and bend notes in the drawing.
5. Click Note Tab

Click Select All
Click Select All

to select all Datum Axes and click Apply.
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from the Insert group.
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to select all bend notes.
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Bend Order Tables

The bend order table is used to document the bend order for
manufacturing.
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match the manufacturing process.
Multiple bends can be added to a
given sequence.
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The four bend sequences shown in the slide result in the bend table shown.
The bend order table is used to document the bend order for manufacturing.
When creating the bend order table, you start with the model completely
unbent.
You use bend order tables to document the dimensioning and the order of
the bend features in your sheetmetal design. You can display bend order
tables in sheetmetal drawings to better illustrate the bending process for
manufacturing. You can also store and edit the tables with a text editor, in a
file named PARTNAME.BOT.
You create bend order tables by fully unbending your part and then recording
the bend back process. You select the bend or groups of bends in the
sequence that matches your manufacturing process. You cannot create or
edit a bend order table on a completely unbent part, so a flat state is used.
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The table can also provide you with information concerning bends that are
not 90 degrees. This can be very helpful when you use bend tables or a bend
formula that does not consider the bend angle in its calculation.
Bend order tables are shown on a production drawing by creating a note and
reading it in the .bot file. If you change the table in Sheetmetal mode, the
note on the drawing automatically updates; however, you must manually add
any new bends to the table.
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The standard bend order table contains:

The bend sequence number.
The number of bends in a sequence.
The bend number ID.
Bend direction.
Bend angle.
Bend radius.
Bend length.
In order to create or work with bend order tables, you need your sheetmetal
part to be in a bent condition.
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PROCEDURE - Bend Order Tables

Scenario
Create a bend order table and add it to the drawing.
BENDORDER.DRW
BendOrder
2. Click Open.
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3. Create the first bend in the

sequence.
Click Edit > Setup from the
main menu.
Click Bend Order >
Show/Edit.
Press CTRL + D to orient to
the Standard Orientation.
Select the wall surface to
remain fixed, as shown.
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1. Select RIGHT_PANEL.PRT in
the model tree, right-click, and
click Open.
Open the RIGHT_PANEL.PRT model and create the bend order

sequence for the main bends.
Task 1:
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the model, press CTRL and
select the two bend surfaces, as
shown.
Edit the selection type to
Surface from the object
selection drop-down
list to select the bend
surfaces.
5. Click OK > Next and select the

wall surface to remain fixed, as
shown.
6. Click Add Bend, zoom in and
select the bend surface, as
shown.
same surface to remain fixed as
you selected in Step 5.
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shown.
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shown.
12. Click Done > Done/Return > Done/Return to save the bend order
table.
Task 2:
Add the bend table to the drawing.
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5. Query to select the flat view.

6. Click Select All
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8. The bend table is added to the drawing.
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You can place more views in the drawing while showing feature
details and dimensions. The dimensions and notes can be
arranged in the drawing as desired. If you are interested in
learning more about creating drawing for parts, you can request
information for the course Detailing with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire
5.0.
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Module Overview
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This module contains an advanced, self-paced project. The purpose of

this project is to provide you with an opportunity to practice the skills you
have learned in the class without relying on step-by-step instructions. In
this project, you create some of the main components of a stapler. These
components are manufactured using sheetmetal.
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Design sheetmetal parts using the top-down design approach.
Apply the skills you learned in this course to real-world design projects.
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Designing a Stapler
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Project Designing a Stapler
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Stapler Components
Fully Assembled Model
Designing a Stapler
In this project, you will design four parts of a stapler that are made of
sheetmetal. These parts are shown with the corresponding numbers in the
top figure.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Handle
Plunger
Base
Magazine
The lower figure is the finished, fully assembled model.
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Design Aspects
Several aspects of the design that you will encounter are detailed below.
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Layout The stapler assembly uses a layout, which determines the two
main dimensions: the Magazine angle and the Handle angle. The layout
driven dimensions can be changed externally to open the stapler assembly.
Skeleton Model The top-level skeleton model defines the dimensions
and locations of the various stapler components. Individual skeleton
models control the location of the components in the assembly with respect
to the skeleton model. The published geometry from the top-level skeleton
model serves as a link between the parts and the skeleton.
Model Tree The assembly is initiated by defining the top-level assembly
structure containing empty parts. Individual components are picked up and
the references and features are populated based on the skeleton model.
Layout
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Sheetmetal Design using Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0
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An innovative learning methodology - PTCs Precision Learning

Instructor-led Training (ILT) - The ideal blend of classroom lectures,

PTC Telephone and Fax Numbers

Education Services Registration

Technical Support, License Management, Training & Consulting

Please refer to http://www.ptc.com/services/training/contact.htm for contact

Topics are introduced through a short presentation, highlighting the key

After the course, a Pro/FICIENCY assessment is provided in order for you to

Precision Learning After the Class

A Pro/FICIENCY assessment from the course content that generates a

Precision Learning Recommendations

Introduction to the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Sheetmetal

Sheetmetal Model Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Creating Primary Sheetmetal Wall Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Creating Sheetmetal Secondary Wall Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Modifying Sheetmetal Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Die Form Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sheetmetal Bends and Setting Up the Sheetmetal Environment . . . . 6-1

Special Sheetmetal Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Detailing Sheetmetal Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Design Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Course Handbook Layout:

Procedure / Exercise Header:

Course Handbook Layout

each focused on a specific portion of the module subject. Each individual

Procedure / Exercise Header

To make the exercises and procedures (referred collectively as labs) as

The following items are indicated in the figure above:

1. Procedure/Exercise Name This is the name of the lab.

until the icon is disabled.

and then click OK.

Two other items to note for labs:

indicated that you

Saving Saving your work after completing a lab is optional, unless

Setting Up Pro/ENGINEER for Use with Training Labs

PROCEDURE - Setting Up the Pro/ENGINEER

Configure Pro/ENGINEER to ensure the system is set up to run

2. Locate your existing Pro/ENGINEER shortcut.

3. Start Pro/ENGINEER using the newly configured shortcut.

1. Notice the two icons indicated in the header.

2. Click Close Window

from the main toolbar as necessary until

3. Click Erase Not Displayed

1. Notice the folder indicated in the

Click Working Directory

tab from the

3. Right-click the Topic1 folder and

4. Click the Topic1 folder to display

Alternatively you can use the cascading folder path in the

1. Notice the lab model is specified

Click Point Display

Click Axis Display

Click Plane Display

Remember to perform all the above tasks based on the header

This completes the procedure.

Introduction to the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire Sheetmetal Design