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2) I use SW 2001
1) I tried to make a sheet matal from a base-extrude and Surface-plane+Base-thicken objects, but the result is still the same.
3) Yes, it is a design table, I make them in Microsoft Excel.
4) Insert->Design Table, then open file...
Well, you see, I need to create an embedded linked table in Excel for the object I create, and it responds only to the generi sketch dimentions. I made an object, which included a sketch and then boss extrude and other tools from menu, like patterns. Then, when I created a table in Excel and...
I tried doing it with a simple rectangular sheet. Those are the steps I did:
Sketch a rectangle
Add planar surface to it: insert->surface->planar
Then Thicken it: insert->base->thicken (1.00mm)
Then I selected an edge and press "Insert Bends"
Click ok, and it says "You must select...
I'd like to make a rolled bend from sheet metal. When I select edge for "Fixed edge or face" tab it doesn't accept this edge. What exatly should I do to roll a sheet metal obgect?