Sheetmetal > Setting Up Sheetmetal Design > Bend Allowance > To Change Bend Allowance Settings
To Change Bend Allowance Settings
1. Under Sheetmetal, click File > Prepare > Model Properties. The Model Properties dialog box opens.
2. Click change in the Bend Allowance line. The Sheetmetal Preferences dialog box opens.
3. Click Bend Allowance.
4. Click Assigned material or Part parameters.
5. To calculate developed length according to a different factor, click K factor or Y factor, and then set the Factor value.
6. To assign a bend table to calculate developed length of arcs, select one from the Bend allowance table list.
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Before assigning a bend table, you must first copy the bend allowance table to the part.
7. To select a part bend allowance table from the bend table directory, click Part Bend Allowance Tables.
8. Select a table and then click OK. The Part Bend Allowance Tables dialog box closes.
9. Click OK. The Sheetmetal Preferences dialog box closes.
10. Click Close to close the Model Properties dialog box.
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