Part VII: Working with Specialized Functionality
Tutorial: Working with the Insert Bends
Method for Sheet Metal Parts
The Insert Bends method has been relegated to duty mainly for specialty functions. To gain an
understanding of how this method works, follows these steps:- Create a new blank part.
- On the Top plane, open a sketch and sketch a rectangle centered on the Origin 12
inches in the Horizontal direction and 8 inches in the Vertical direction. - Extrude the rectangle 1 inch with 45 degrees of draft, Draft Outward, in Direction
1, and extrude 1 inch with no draft in Direction 2. The two directions should be
opposite from one another. - Shell out the part to .050 inches, selecting the large face on the side where the draft
has been applied. The part should now look like Figure 29.41.
FIGURE 29.41
The part as of Step 4- Use the Rip feature to rip out the four corners. Allow the Rip to rip all corners in both
directions. The part should now look like Figure 29.42. - Create an Insert Bends feature, accepting the default values, and picking the middle
of the base of the part for the fixed face. - Draw a rectangle on one of the vertical faces of the part, as shown in Figure 29.43.