About the Bend Back User Interface
The Bend Back user interface consists of tabs, commands, and shortcut menus. Click Sheetmetal > Bend Back to access the Bend Back tool.
Commands
Bent Geometry selection buttons:
Automatic—Automatically selects all unbent geometry references.
Manual—Manually selects individual unbent geometry references.
Fixed Geometry reference collector—Displays a planar surface or edge reference that remains fixed during the bend back operation.
—When a nontangent edge is selected, flips the side of the edge that remains fixed during a bend back operation.
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The part-level fixed geometry reference is used as the default feature reference.
Tabs
References
Use the References tab to add and remove unbent and fixed geometry references.
Unbent geometry—Displays manually selected unbent surface or edge references in the collector.
Fixed geometry—Displays the planar surface or edge reference that remains fixed during a bend back operation.
Flip—When a nontangent edge is selected, flips the side of the edge that remains fixed during a bend back operation.
Bend Control
Use the Bend Control tab to set which contours that partially intersect a bend line to remain flat during a bend back operation.
Bend Contour References list—Displays all the automatically detected contours that are partially intersected by a bend line.
Bend contour—Bends back the selected contour reference.
Keep flat—Does not bend back the selected contour reference.
Properties
Use the Properties tab to display detailed feature information.
Name—Shows a name for the feature.
—Shows feature information in a browser.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click the graphics window to access the shortcut commands:
Unbent Geometry—Activates the unbent geometry collector for manual selection.
Fixed Geometry—Activates the fixed geometry collector.
Clear—Removes the selected reference from the active collector.
Manual Selection—Activates manual selection of unbent geometry references.
Automatic Selection—Activates automatic selection of all unbent geometry references.
Fixed Edge Side—When a nontangent edge is selected, flips the side of the edge that remains fixed during a bend back operation.
Right-click the Bend Control handle to access the shortcut commands:
Bend contour—Bends back the selected contour.
Keep flat—Does not bend back the selected contour.
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