Bend Flat Sheet Metal Solidworks

This file sets the format of the bend line notes.

Bend flat sheet metal solidworks.

Solidworks how to create a simple sheet metal part in solidworks. Some items to note about a sketched bend feature. To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide. You can control the precision for sheet metal bend line notes.

To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar. Sheet metal bend line notes is a text file located in install dir lang language bendnoteformat txt. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

Solidworks sheet metal drawing tutorial bend line flat pattern unfolded bend table punch table. This solidworks tutorial is show you how to bend a part with sketched bend in sheet metal features check it out. Under bend edges select the model edges that will form bends. A quick tour and introduction using the solidworks sheet metal sketch bend feature.

To create a flat pattern configuration. You can add bend lines to a flat face of a sheet metal part with a sketched bend feature. Click features extruded boss base set d1 to 0 5in and ok. In a sheet metal part create a new configuration.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. To ensure that all features are shown in a flat pattern you should create the flat pattern configuration after the entire design pattern of the part is complete. This lets you dimension the bend line to other geometry. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.

Click sheetmetal insert bends click flat face as reference when it flatten. The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1. You can create a configuration in a sheet metal part that shows the flattened part.