Divide Bent Panel

The Divide Bent Panel function, divides the selected bent panel into two or more planar next to the bent panel in the database.

To divide a Bent Panel

1. Select Modify > Split Bent Panel from the main menu.

2. Click Split Bent Panel on the Steelwork Utilities toolbar to display the Divide Bent Panel window.

   

   Each new planar panel is given the MATREF and GRADE attributes from the bent panel. The planar panels are named with the bent panel name followed by a suffix.

   

   If the resulting planar panels are orthogonal at a bend line, the edge of one of the resulting panels is trimmed so that there is no overlap. If the planar panel is not orthogonal at the bend line, the edge of the new planar panel lies on the bend line and is therefore not trimmed (adjacent planar panels overlap).

   

   Fittings and holes on bent panels are not copied to the resulting flat panels when a bent panel is split.

3. To recover any deleted bent panel and remove any planar panels created, click UNDO.

   The original planar panels used to define the bent panel cannot be recovered by dividing a bent panel.