Bend Metal Sheet Solidworks

Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

Bend metal sheet solidworks. Use line sketch l shape dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in. 1 solidworks tutorial for be. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. You might also like.

We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange sketched bend and extruded cut in solidworks sheet metal. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Under sheet metal parameters. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.

When you click insert bends on the sheet metal. A bent sheet metal part is created whose dimensions in the flattened state reflect the specified bend allowance and radius values. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. It is possible to create a solid part then convert it to sheet metal to add the bends and sheet metal features.

Creating sheet metal parts with conical faces. In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten. Click a bend position of bend centerline material inside material outside or bend outside. Parts with conical faces can also be made of sheet metal.

The options and values you specify for bend radius bend allowance and auto relief are shown as the default settings for the next new sheet metal part that you create. Converting a shelled solid body to a sheet metal part. In the graphics area select a face that does not move as a result of the bend for fixed face. Click front plane and click on sketch.