Solidworks Twist A Sheet Metal

Solidworks sheet metal allows you to quickly and easily design folded or flat parts but what about parts that don t have simple straight bends.

Solidworks twist a sheet metal.

Whenever using boundary boss base feature. In this tutorial video we will learn how to create a bracket with the help of sheet metal commands like base flange sketched bend and sheet metal gusset. Solidworks tutorial on how to twist a bar. This video show how to make a twisted rod using boundary boss base feature feature of solidworks cad software.

Sheet metal loft works very well or the sheet metal swept flange feature not sure on the shape for which one would work best for you. For the sheet metal loft you need two separate sketches and you also need to pick the sketches on the same end to keep them from twisting also the sketch needs to be lines and or arcs. This video describes how to use twist feature in solidworks. You can download 2d drawing from below link.

Conceptia konnect is an award winning authorized value added reseller for solidworks solidworks. Without getting into the sheet metal module first model each flat portion and then loft between them using normal to profile for the start end constraints. Often overshadowed by the sweep feature this tool is really helpful when it comes to quickly creating a complicated twisted stretched or bent shape. But in some instances another tool that you may want to consider which is quicker and easier to use is the solidworks flex feature.