Bend Metal Sheet Solidworks

Use line sketch l shape dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in.

Bend metal sheet solidworks.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Click a bend position of bend centerline material inside material outside or bend outside. You might also like.

We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange sketched bend and extruded cut in solidworks sheet metal. The options and values you specify for bend radius bend allowance and auto relief are shown as the default settings for the next new sheet metal part that you create. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Parts with conical faces can also be made of sheet metal.

Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. When you click insert bends on the sheet metal. Set a value for bend angle and click reverse direction if necessary. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.

However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal. It is possible to create a solid part then convert it to sheet metal to add the bends and sheet metal features. Click sketched bend on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal sketched bend. Click front plane and click on sketch.

A bent sheet metal part is created whose dimensions in the flattened state reflect the specified bend allowance and radius values. Under sheet metal parameters. Creating sheet metal parts with conical faces. Converting a shelled solid body to a sheet metal part.