Sheetmetal > Setting Up Sheetmetal Design > To Save and Retrieve Sheetmetal Design Settings
  
To Save and Retrieve Sheetmetal Design Settings
1. Click File > Prepare > Model Properties. The Model Properties dialog box opens.
 
* You can customize the ribbon and add the Sheetmetal Preferences command. For more information about customizing the ribbon, search the Help Center.
2. Click change in one of the following lines:
Bend Allowance
Bends
Relief
Edge Treatment
Miter Cuts
The Sheetmetal Preferences dialog box opens.
3. To save current settings as an external file, click Import/Export > Export preferences file. The Save a Copy dialog box opens.
Browse to a directory in which to save the file and click OK.
4. To retrieve a saved file and apply default settings to the current model, click Import/Export > Import preferences file. The File Open dialog box opens.
Browse and select an .smd file. The settings are retrieved and applied.
5. To preview the change, click Apply.
6. To revert to the previous settings, click Reset.
7. To regenerate the model with the new settings, click OK.
 
* If you retrieve a file whose value of SMT_SHARPS_TO_BENDS is different from the value of the corresponding configuration option for the session, the value of the configuration option will update.