How can one create a bend with a Punch Rib feature in SW sheetmetal?

To truly flatten that part is a limitation. You could "fake it" by just builidng the features into the model, and when flattened just suppress the features you used to make it "look right". If you really need it flattened i believe there is at least one add-in program that can handle deformation.

Todd

Tood: Thank you for your information.

Could you please enlighten me, what add-in program that can handle deformation?

Thanks for your time and help.

snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com.sg (John) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com:

Yeah, you can kind of do that. It's not as nice as you might want it to be. Here is an example:

Follow the SWParts link, and down at the bottom is the "form across bends" image. It works backwards from how you want to do it, you are trying to form the rib, then bend the part, but the way you have to create it is to bend the part, then put the rib over the bends. You could form it flat, then use configs and suppress the feature and do it the way shown in the sample if you have to show it in-process.

Anyway, if you don't get it or can't figure it out from the example, post again, and I'll try to explain in more detail.

matt.