I have come across this more than once and I wanted some other users feedback.
When you need to make a bend on an edge, but not the entire edge, what is the easiest way to go about this accurately?
I am reverse engineering plenty of parts for 'eye candy' and i come across this often and need to keep it pretty accurate like the rest of the part.
Attached is a screen shot of what I have so far. The top edge (highlighted) has bend on about 3/4 of it that bends in the negative Z direction.
I have used the sketched bend, and a few other sheet metal tools to do this in the past, but sometimes it can be a pain with not the entire edge bending.
Thanks everyone.
Chris,
There is the "Edit Sketch" option while adding the bend flange. You simply drag and dimension the sketch of the flange edge(s) as required. I would not suggest changing the actual bend length of the flange here though, just the width. Your current (auto) bend relief method will apply to the edits.
Another simple cheat is to add bend reliefs before the flange as simple cut extrudes. Then select the remaining edge to add bend flanges too. This is actually my favorite method as the 'controls' of the flange length are features and easily selected and edited. It is also more visible by a simple glance at the feature tree.