Sheet Metal Absurdity Message - This bend is not associated with the model and can be deleted.

Hi Folks.

Does anyone here have any idea why we have this absurd message on
errored out bends that no longer exist in the model?

"This bend is not associated with the model and can be deleted."

I don't understand why the program cannot do what seem like garbage
collection and delete the "leftover".

Anyone ever bring this up to a VAR or make an ER?

I'm modeling a part here and this popped up twice. I'm laughing as I
say "hey lazy program, that's your job . . ."

Does this one strike anyone else as absurd?

Regards,

SMA

 

Moreover, sometimes if you delete the bend and switch configurations, it
comes back.
Sometimes SW won't let you delete it.

I have found the best is suppress.

And yes, I do not understand this behaviour.

 

SMA,

This error could occur if you create a part with all of its features, but
then do a cut-extrude which wipes out a bend completely. When you flatten
it, SolidWorks gives you that error message.

It does seem like an "absurd" error, but if you have configurations where
that last cut extrude is usuppressed, that bend is back again and if you
deleted that "bend " in the flatten bends category, that bend will no longer
flatten.

To me, I would rather see the error which makes me aware of what is going on
then just have SolidWorks delete it.

Make more sense now?

Todd