Bend Flat Sheet Metal Solidworks

Solidworks how to create a simple sheet metal part in solidworks.

Bend flat sheet metal solidworks.

In a sheet metal part create a new configuration. This solidworks tutorial is show you how to bend a part with sketched bend in sheet metal features check it out. Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok. In the featuremanager design tree do one of the following.

You can control the precision for sheet metal bend line notes. Look at part tree. Sheet metal bend line notes is a text file located in install dir lang language bendnoteformat txt. A quick tour and introduction using the solidworks sheet metal sketch bend feature.

Select process bends and all of the features after it. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Under bend edges select the model edges that will form bends. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

Click sheetmetal insert bends click flat face as reference when it flatten. This lets you dimension the bend line to other geometry. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. This file sets the format of the bend line notes.

Solidworks welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation accuracy and thoroughness of the documentation. To view this part in flatten form click sheetmetal flatten. Sketch on sheet metal face. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

Right click flat pattern and select unsuppress. You can add bend lines to a flat face of a sheet metal part with a sketched bend feature.