Solidworks Sheet Metal Sketched Bend

Click a bend position of bend centerline material inside material outside or bend outside.

Solidworks sheet metal sketched bend.

Click sheetmetal insert bends click flat face as reference when it flatten. Click sketched bend on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal sketched bend. Your simple sheetmetal bend is ready. Today we are going to decide which is the better tool to use when adding flanges to a sheet metal part.

Search sketched bends in the solidworks knowledge base. Click features extruded boss base set d1 to 0 5in and ok. Miter flange lofted bend corner controls sheet metal gusset and rip are all very common tools that can make life easier for the designer. You might also like.

Use line sketch and connected open end of this sketch and make it close both end. Sketch on sheet metal face. 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. Set a value for bend angle and click reverse direction if necessary.

Look at part tree. Draw a line across which the bend has to be done. This lets you dimension the bend line to other geometry. You can add bend lines to a flat face of a sheet metal part with a sketched bend feature.

There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. There are many other tools that can be used with this software. Click ok and the bend is generated. In the graphics area select a face that does not move as a result of the bend for fixed face.

Exit the sketch and select the fixed portion of the base. Select the top face of the base. Solidworks sheet metal sketch bend vs edge flange. Now the base of the sheet metal has been generated.

Unfolded sheet metal before correction. Folded sheet metal with bottom added after correction. Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok. Sketch bend vs edge flange.