New NX4 Sheet Metal Module and Beads aroung a bend

[gocadserve]

Is it possible to create a bead that passes thru a bend and is on both flanegs and be able to unfold it as either as flattened solid or a wireframe flat pattern? Ans have it show up correctly on the flat? The bead would eb around the outside of the apart and act as a stiffening object.
So far I have had to modeli with conventional featyres and then syppress it before unfolding or flattening a wireframe. But then it does not show up in the flat.

 

[JohnRBaker]

It appears that the NX Sheet Metal software will not allow you to create a Bead feature across a bend face. At least not with NX 5.0.2.2, but there is always work being done to provide more advanced capabilities so this could change in the future.



John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Product Line
SIEMENS PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA

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