Solidworks Bend Sheet Metal Part

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

Solidworks bend sheet metal part.

You can edit the bend parameters for a single bend for a group of bends or for your entire sheet metal part. A quick tour and introduction using the solidworks sheet metal sketch bend feature. To create a sheet metal part with sharp bends. When bending sheet metal you may want to create sharp bends instead of round bends.

Click a face or edge on the model for fixed face or edge. Solidworks how to create a simple sheet metal part in solidworks. Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

Your simple sheetmetal bend is ready. In the graphics area select a face that does not move as a result of the bend for fixed face. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part. The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. You know the basic try model. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. The bend parameters include the default bend radius and the bend allowance or bend deduction values.

Click sketched bend on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal sketched bend. If you cannot find the sheetmetal tool in you main tool menu you can right click on main menu tab and check sheetmetal option. Click insert bends sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal bends. This solidworks tutorial is show you how to bend a part with sketched bend in sheet metal features check it out.

Look at part tree. In the propertymanager under bend parameters.