Solidworks Sketched Bend Sheet Metal

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Solidworks sketched bend sheet metal.

Click sheetmetal insert bends click flat face as reference when it flatten. Now the base of the sheet metal has been generated. Your simple sheetmetal bend is ready. Set a value for bend angle and click reverse direction if necessary.

Select double click on the extrude 1 feature and rename as rectangular holes circular holes create a sketch on the top face of the base flange. Click ok and the bend is generated. 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 sketched bend on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal sketched bend.

We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. Under sheet metal tab select sketched bend. 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. Look at part tree.

You might also like. Draw a line across which the bend has to be done. Select the top face of the base. 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. Provide feedback on this topic. Click a bend position of bend centerline material inside material outside or bend outside. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.

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. This lets you dimension the bend line to other geometry. Use line sketch and connected open end of this sketch and make it close both end. Click features extruded boss base set d1 to 0 5in and ok.

Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok.