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About Reports
Reports provide information on bends, radii, and specific design rules established for your sheet metal part. The reports enable you to investigate your design and ensure that it adheres to company standards. Reports are typically needed before manufacturing the part.
To show information in text format, set the info_output_format configuration option to text. The default is html.
Each text report is displayed in a separate window. However, the HTML report is displayed in the browser. You can view, edit, or save the text report to a file.
You can access the following types of reports in the text format:
Bend report—Lists detailed information about bends in the part.
Radii report—Lists detailed information about the bend radii in the part.
Design check—Lists detailed information about how your design complies with the Design Rules that you have defined.
The following reports are displayed in the HTML format:
Used K and Y Factors by Part—Lists all values of the K and Y factors that are used by the part or features.
Bend Tables Associated with Part—Lists 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—Lists information of bends assigned to a feature with or without a 90 degree bend angle.
Bend Radii—Lists detailed information about the bend radii of features.
Design Rule Violations Check—Lists detailed information about how your design complies with the design rules that you have defined.