Bending Tips
Below are a few tips to consider in designing parts with bends.
- Provide for allowance - it is better for pieces to be a bit loose than to
not fit at all.
- For two-part enclosures it is generally advisable to add at least some overhang.
- For enclosures where sides are welded, example A will have an unwanted
gap between the flanges after bending. Example B will make edges meet
symmetrically at their edge corners. Further variations allow the edges to
meet so that the edge of one flange if flush against the surface of the
other flange.
A
B
- Avoid overly intricate bends such as the following:
- To specify the general radius of bends choose Job | Settings | Specifications: Bend.
- For large radius bends consider using several parallel bends of small angle.
