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Change apperance of a bend line in flat part

andy_niasandy_nias Member Posts: 7 EDU
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I am wondering if there is a way to change the appearance of a fold/bent line in a flat metal part. In the UK, british standards use a double dashed line to denote a fold line. Onshape seems to use a centre line which is really confusing my metalwork students. I was wondering if there is either a way to change the appearance or another way of getting a line into the drawing. Thanks

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    pmdpmd Member, Developers Posts: 63 PRO
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    @andy_nias If you mean in a drawing of a sheet metal flat view then Drawing Properties/Views/Flat Pattern rules lets you set the line type and colour indivudually for up and down bends however the choice is only from Solid, Dashed or Center.

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    GWS50GWS50 Member Posts: 381 PRO
    You can change 'Show Tangent lines' to solid which will give you the bounds of the bend
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    andy_niasandy_nias Member Posts: 7 EDU
    Thanks for the suggestion but what I want to do is change the line running through the centre of the bend so that it is a double dash rather than just an ordinary centre line. 
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    pmdpmd Member, Developers Posts: 63 PRO
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    @andy_nias If you mean in a drawing of a sheet metal flat view then Drawing Properties/Views/Flat Pattern rules lets you set the line type and colour indivudually for up and down bends however the choice is only from Solid, Dashed or Center.
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    andy_niasandy_nias Member Posts: 7 EDU
    That's more like it. I wonder if I can import a double dashed line from a template?
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