A bent sheet metal part is created whose dimensions in the flattened state reflect the specified bend allowance and radius values.
Bend metal sheet solidworks.
1 solidworks tutorial for be.
Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.
In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten.
Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.
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.
Under sheet metal parameters.
Converting a shelled solid body to a sheet metal part.
Set a value for bend angle and click reverse direction if necessary.
When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.
Parts with conical faces can also be made of sheet metal.
It is possible to create a solid part then convert it to sheet metal to add the bends and sheet metal features.
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.
Click front plane and click on sketch.
Click sketched bend on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal sketched bend.
Click a bend position of bend centerline material inside material outside or bend outside.
We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange sketched bend and extruded cut in solidworks sheet metal.
Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.
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