Bend Flat Sheet Metal Solidworks

You can control the precision for sheet metal bend line notes.

Bend flat sheet metal solidworks.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1. Solidworks how to create a simple sheet metal part in solidworks. In a sheet metal part create a new configuration.

Click features extruded boss base set d1 to 0 5in and ok. Sheet metal bend line notes is a text file located in install dir lang language bendnoteformat txt. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. A quick tour and introduction using the solidworks sheet metal sketch bend feature.

Solidworks sheet metal drawing tutorial bend line flat pattern unfolded bend table punch table. You can add bend lines to a flat face of a sheet metal part with a sketched bend feature. Use line sketch and connected open end of this sketch and make it close both end. Only lines are allowed in the sketch.

To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar. To ensure that all features are shown in a flat pattern you should create the flat pattern configuration after the entire design pattern of the part is complete. To create a flat pattern configuration. This tutorial show how to create production drawing for.

Click sheetmetal insert bends click flat face as reference when it flatten. Some items to note about a sketched bend feature. This file sets the format of the bend line notes. Under bend edges select the model edges that will form bends.

This solidworks tutorial is show you how to bend a part with sketched bend in sheet metal features check it out. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. You can create a configuration in a sheet metal part that shows the flattened part.