Solidworks 2016 Sheet Metal Forming Tool

Select one or more faces as the faces to remove.

Solidworks 2016 sheet metal forming tool.

1 solidworks tutorial for beginners. The original forming tool is replaced with the new forming tool. When asked if you want all subfolders to be marked as forming tools folders click yes. Forming tools are parts that act as dies that bend stretch or otherwise form sheet metal to create form features such as louvers lances flanges and ribs.

You can find these items in the forming tools folder. Multibody sheet metal parts. Using forming tools with sheet metal. In the dialog box navigate to the new forming tool and click open.

We will learn how to make custom forming tool and appearance in solidworks sheet metal. Open a sheet metal part and browse to the forming tools folder in the design library. Click forming tool sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal forming tool. In this tutorial video i will show you how to make custom forming tool louvers in solidworks with the help of sketch feature tools.

Install dir documents and settings all users application data solidworks solidworks version design library forming tools. Set options in the propertymanager and click. The jog tool adds material to a sheet metal part by creating two bends from a sketched line. When you place the forming tool on the sheet metal part the faces that you selected for faces to remove are deleted from the.

Using forming tools with sheet metal. Solidworks 2016 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead. Ribs lances louvers and extruded flanges to name some of the categories. They are stored in.

In the propertymanager on the type tab. If forming tools folder is already selected omit this step. Please subscribe our c. Select a face as the stopping face.

The solidworks software includes some sample forming tool parts to get you started. There are a number of useful tools here. In the featuremanager design tree of the target part right click the forming tool and click replace form tool.