Solidworks Sketched Bend Sheet Metal

Your simple sheetmetal bend is ready.

Solidworks sketched bend sheet metal.

Provide feedback on this topic. Introduction to solidworks sheet metal for technology page 8 extruded cut select extruded sheet metal toolbar select the sketch containing the rectangles and select through all as the end condition. Draw a line across which the bend has to be done. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.

Search sketched bends in the solidworks knowledge base. Click sketched bend on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal sketched bend. Sketch on sheet metal face. Look at part tree.

Click features extruded boss base set d1 to 0 5in and ok. Set a value for bend angle and click reverse direction if necessary. In the graphics area select a face that does not move as a result of the bend for fixed face. Select the top face of the base.

Use line sketch and connected open end of this sketch and make it close both end. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features. Now the base of the sheet metal has been generated. Click a bend position of bend centerline material inside material outside or bend outside.

Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok. You can add bend lines to a flat face of a sheet metal part with a sketched bend feature. This lets you dimension the bend line to other geometry. Solidworks 3d allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process saving you time and development costs thanks to specific sheet metal features.

Click ok and the bend is generated. We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. You might also like. Click sheetmetal insert bends click flat face as reference when it flatten.

However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal.