Hello everyone.
The company that I work for is beginning to switch to Solid Worksfrom another CAD package and I am the person who was selected to doall of the Ginny pig work.
I'm trying to get everything setup to where the other users in thecompany, simply need to select what material thickness they want touse and which bend radius they wish to use. An issue that I'mdealing with, is that my company has found through trial and errorthat the K-factor needs to change when we change bend radius.
For example, with 12ga (.105in) we normally use a .156in bendradius with a k-factor of .49 but we also use a .117in bend radiuswith a k-factor of .41. Well, I would like to have SW setup towhere our designers do not have to remember to change the k-factorwhen the need to make this change to the bend radius.
So the other day when I was reading though the notes about the newfeatures of SW 2009 and I stumbled across something called"Expanded sheet metal gauge/bend table" and the notes on it says"The sheet metal gauge table has been expanded to let you associatethe bend allowance, bend radius, or k-factor with any combinationof thickness, bend radius and material" So when I read this Ithought "great this should do what I need".
I have included the sample table that SW provided as sample.zip
Well I began creating a test table to see if I could makeeverything work on my own and yes I can create a table that worksbut I cannot create the table that I need and have that table work.I have attached the table that works as works.zip and the tablethat dose not work as my_wish.zip.
I have been playing with this table for a couple of days now andwhat I have been observed is this.
1. If the bend radius in the second column is less than the bendradius in the first column. SW will use the K-factors from thefirst column.
2. If the bend radius in the second column is not significantlygreater than the bend radius in the first column, SW will use thek-factors from the first column. For example, I had the bend radiusin the first column at .120 and if the bend radius in the secondcolumn was .209 or less, SW would use the k-factors from the firstcolumn but if the bend radius was .210 or more, SW would use thek-factors from the second column as you would expect it to.
Well hopefully everyone was able to follow this post and hopefullysomeone will have a clue to what's going on here. Oh by the way Idid install service pack 1 yesterday and it did not help myproblem.
THX
cm
SolidworksSheet Metal
The company that I work for is beginning to switch to Solid Worksfrom another CAD package and I am the person who was selected to doall of the Ginny pig work.
I'm trying to get everything setup to where the other users in thecompany, simply need to select what material thickness they want touse and which bend radius they wish to use. An issue that I'mdealing with, is that my company has found through trial and errorthat the K-factor needs to change when we change bend radius.
For example, with 12ga (.105in) we normally use a .156in bendradius with a k-factor of .49 but we also use a .117in bend radiuswith a k-factor of .41. Well, I would like to have SW setup towhere our designers do not have to remember to change the k-factorwhen the need to make this change to the bend radius.
So the other day when I was reading though the notes about the newfeatures of SW 2009 and I stumbled across something called"Expanded sheet metal gauge/bend table" and the notes on it says"The sheet metal gauge table has been expanded to let you associatethe bend allowance, bend radius, or k-factor with any combinationof thickness, bend radius and material" So when I read this Ithought "great this should do what I need".
I have included the sample table that SW provided as sample.zip
Well I began creating a test table to see if I could makeeverything work on my own and yes I can create a table that worksbut I cannot create the table that I need and have that table work.I have attached the table that works as works.zip and the tablethat dose not work as my_wish.zip.
I have been playing with this table for a couple of days now andwhat I have been observed is this.
1. If the bend radius in the second column is less than the bendradius in the first column. SW will use the K-factors from thefirst column.
2. If the bend radius in the second column is not significantlygreater than the bend radius in the first column, SW will use thek-factors from the first column. For example, I had the bend radiusin the first column at .120 and if the bend radius in the secondcolumn was .209 or less, SW would use the k-factors from the firstcolumn but if the bend radius was .210 or more, SW would use thek-factors from the second column as you would expect it to.
Well hopefully everyone was able to follow this post and hopefullysomeone will have a clue to what's going on here. Oh by the way Idid install service pack 1 yesterday and it did not help myproblem.
THX
cm
SolidworksSheet Metal
