Analysis Components

Components for visualizing and analyzing sheet metal structures

Display Sheet (DS)

Visualizes sheet objects with color-coded face types (flanges, bends, hems, holes). Allows filtering by face type and side, and optionally displays text info on each face.

Inputs

NameNickTypeAccessDefaultDescription
SheetSSheettreeSheet object to analyze and display.
Color ModeCMIntegeritem0Coloring mode for the sheet: - By Face Type: bend=blue, flange=gray, hem=cadetblue, hole=gold, thickness=red. - By Direction: up=green, down=red, non-bends=light gray. - By Bend Group: each bend group gets its own color.
Display Text InfoTIBooleanitemfalseToggle display of face type, ID and other details on each face.
Text SizeTSIntegeritemSize of the text displayed on each face.
SideSDIntegeritemWhich side of the sheet to display: All (-1), Side 0 (top), or Side 1 (bottom).
Face TypesFTIntegerlistFace types to include in the visualization (flanges, bends, hems, holes, and so on).

Color Mode (CM) options:

  • 0 = By Face Type
  • 1 = By Direction
  • 2 = By Bend Group
Side (SD) options:
  • -1 = All
  • 0 = Side 0
  • 1 = Side 1

Outputs

NameNickTypeAccessDefaultDescription
Sheet FacesSFBreptreeThe displayed faces as BREPs, in a tree branched by face type (after the Side and Face Types filters).

Sheet Info (SI)

Summarizes a sheet: how many flanges, bends, hems, and holes it has, plus the detected material thickness. Also lists the id, angle, fold direction, and inner radius of every bend. Use it to check what was detected before unrolling.

Inputs

NameNickTypeAccessDefaultDescription
SheetSSheetitemSheet to analyze.

Outputs

NameNickTypeAccessDefaultDescription
FlangesFNumberitemNumber of flange faces.
BendsBNumberitemNumber of bends.
HemsHNumberitemNumber of hems.
I-HolesIHNumberitemNumber of isolated holes (fully inside a flange).
NI-HolesNIHNumberitemNumber of non-isolated holes (touching a flange edge).
C-HolesCSHNumberitemNumber of countersink holes.
ThicknessTNumberitemDetected material thickness, in document units.
——————GenericitemSeparator. The outputs below are parallel per-bend lists.
Bend IDIDTextlistPer-bend id (e.g. B-1 for a bend, HB-1 for a hem bend).
Bend AngleBANumberlistPer-bend angle, in RADIANS. Unrolled Bend Info and the K-factor tables use degrees, so convert before wiring across.
Bend DirectionBDTextlistPer-bend fold direction (Up or Down).
Bend RadiusBRNumberlistPer-bend local inner radius, in document units.