To answer your question - yes. The best thing to do is start with the help file as there is a lot of information there about the different types of sheetmetal parts. If you get stuck, come back & ask.
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I am trying to make a box from a flat stock, but only can bend when the
> bending lines are parallel. Is it possible to have two perpendicular
> bending lines? I cannot bend all sides up. Really appreciate your help. >
> Thanks
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here is a good tip that i read on here. if 2 side fold up and meet. make the fold so that there is a 1/32" or 1/64" gap between the 2 sides. then unfolding is simple.
Tutorials and help are pretty complete on this subject, as previously stated. Everything you need is there, but I will say that in designing, make it symetrical if at all possible and construct only one quarter of the box contraining the bottom, end and a side. After it unfolds as you like and bend reliefs and notching are acceptable, mirror to create a complete box. This technique will cut your work to
1/4 that of doing the entire box with base and edge flanges. It also makes troubleshooting much easier.
You cannot bend in 2 directions at once unless you draw a plate using Base Extrude instead of Base Flange and then add sheetmetal bends. You can edit the Process-Bends/Flat-Sketch. Put your bend lines in. It should fold. Remember that you must have Large enough relief on any that come to a corner. Or even close to a corner.
Otherwise you can do only parallel bends with the same bend angle in each sketched bend.
Regards
Corey
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