Solidworks Strain Relief Sheet Metal

Sheet metal functionality within solidworks provides designers with powerful tools to create accurate formable models of their designs.

Solidworks strain relief sheet metal.

In the corner relief propertymanager under corner type select a two or three bend corner. In real life manufacturing you cannot cut anything without losing some material. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Click corner relief sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal corner relief.

Under corners click collect all corners to list all corners in the sheet metal body. However a common point of confusion when using sheet metal functions is the difference between the auto relief and corner treatment tools. Strain is the ratio of change in length δl to the original length l. In the corner relief propertymanager under scope select the sheet metal body to which to apply the corner relief.

Lets you select the sheet metal body to which the corner relief is applied. Under sheet metal parameters. The distance d is determined by the following equation. The distance d represents the width of the rectangular or obround relief cut and the depth by which the side of the rectangular or obround relief cut extends past the bend region.

Solidworks keeps the bend thickness consistant with the sheet metal gage. If i have a 30mm gap and i want a flange tab with a relief of 1mm my flange should be 28mm leaving 1mm each side of the flange. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

Click corner relief sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal corner relief. Can adjust the flat pattern by. When you select a corner it is highlighted in the graphics area. Welcome to solidworks simulation help.

Lists corners to which you can apply corner relief. You can add a corner relief to a single sheet metal body. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. You can add a corner relief to a single sheet metal body.

Strain is a dimensionless quantity. Solidworks 2019 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead click help use solidworks web help. A bent sheet metal part is created whose dimensions in the flattened state reflect the specified bend allowance and radius values. K factor most of these factors vary from shop to shop and equipment to equipment so normally each shop sets up their own sheet metal calculations.

Under scope select the sheet metal body to which to apply the corner relief. Accessing and using help. Under corners click collect all corners to list all corners in the sheet metal body. Solidworks welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation accuracy and thoroughness of the documentation.