ManufacturingSheet metal
Sheet metal DFM checker.
Stacks a thickness estimate on top of a bend-radius estimate, then groups individual bend edges into full bend lines for the flange-length and relief checks. The family most likely to need iteration of everything Buildable checks.
Checks
What is checked, and what can be fixed.
CheckWhat it doesStatus
Bend radiusEstimates local bend radius from discrete curvature and flags spots tighter than the part's own estimated gauge.Detected
Holes near a bend or edgeFlags holes punched closer than a few times material thickness to a bend line or the part edge, on an open flat-pattern mesh.Needs an open mesh
Minimum flange lengthGroups bend edges into full bend lines and measures each flange's own depth against material gauge, on an open flat-pattern mesh.Needs an open mesh
Bend reliefFlags bend lines meeting close together at a roughly perpendicular angle, the signature of a corner that will tear without a relief cut.Detected, can over-flag