Not sure if I am doing something wrong here, but I cannot seem to dictate the bend order on a mirrored sheet metal part. Usually you would do this by editing a bend feature and choosing "Edit Feature" on a bend feature then typing in a value for Bend Order. For the mirrored body part, the bend features show up like "DerivedBend1," "DerivedBend2," etc. and they cannot be edited.
Changing this value on the corresponding bend from before the part is mirrored seems to have no effect. Is there a way to accomplish what I am trying to do while still using the mirror feature? If it makes any difference, I am running SW 2017 SP 1.0
Hi Steven,
actually there is a "Reorder Bends" functionality that lets you reorder the bends that belong to a flat pattern. When you RMB on the Flat Pattern feature you will see "Reorder Bends":
After you have selected "Reorder Bends" you will get a new window where you can change the bend order:
Hope this solves your issue.
Kind regards
Frank
SOLIDWORKS Product Definition Team