Solidworks Sheet Metal Countersink

When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

Solidworks sheet metal countersink.

This applies to forming tools that are part files sldprt not form tool sldftp files. Sheet metal countersink chart choose from a variety of standard countersink options which can either be formed or machined into sheet part parts. Avoid large sheet metal parts with small bent flanges. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.

Bends should be toleranced plus or minus one half degree at a location adjacent to the bends. Search converting solid bodies to sheet metal in the solidworks knowledge base. The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

Unfolding shows you how to set up and use the bend tables in solidworks as well as the material types and gauge tables sheet metal thickness. Before you apply forming tools to sheet metal parts in the design library you must right click the folder that contains the forming tools and select forming tools folder to designate its contents as forming tools. Solidworks 2017 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local. For the ease of manufacturing multiple bends on the same plane should occur in the same direction.

Dfmxpress dfmxpress overview rule descriptions sheet metal rules hole to edge distances. In the convert to sheet metal propertymanager you specify the fixed face and thickness of the sheet metal part the default bend radius and the edges or fillet faces on which to create bends. Under sheet metal parameters. Instruction on creating a k factor table this is not documented by solidworks is also included.

Set simple hole part edge distance to thickness ratio and countersink part edge distance to thickness ratio. Parent topic sheet metal rules. Solidworks for the sheet metal guy course 3. Machined countersinks are created with a drill press and formed countersinks are made with punch press tooling the best option depends on your project and part geometry.