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Hi,
In WF5 sheet metal, when I try to change k-factor or y-factor (Edit>setup>bend allow>...) the k-factor and y-factor are greyed out. Nothing happens when I click on them. The only clickable option is bend table.
According to Help center it should be possible to change k and y-factor this way. Anyone that has seen a solution for this?
/Magnus
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Magnus,
Try to set sheetmetal parameter SMT_UPDATE_BEND_ALLOW_INFO to No.
By default the sheetmetal parameter SMT_UPDATE_BEND_ALLOW_INFO is set to Yes. This means the information is driven by the material definition (the Y factor can be changed within the material definition).
Good Luck
Hi Magnus,
I just ran into this myself. After some investigation, I found out that sheetmetal parts that are converted from a solid have this issue. So this might be the case for you as well.
A workaround is to change the K-Factor for each bend feature. Tedious, but at least it can be done. It is evidently a software limitation that you can't change it for the whole part.
Magnus,
Try to set sheetmetal parameter SMT_UPDATE_BEND_ALLOW_INFO to No.
By default the sheetmetal parameter SMT_UPDATE_BEND_ALLOW_INFO is set to Yes. This means the information is driven by the material definition (the Y factor can be changed within the material definition).
Good Luck
Thanks for the info, Mahesh, this definitely fixed the issue for me.
-marc