Solidworks Sheet Metal Tutorial Forming Tool

1 solidworks tutorial for beginners.

Solidworks sheet metal tutorial forming tool. In this tutorial video i will show you how to make custom forming tool louvers in solidworks with the help of sketch feature tools. Miter flange is slightly different from edge flange because it needs a sketch profile of lines or arcs. The sheet metal tool allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process all helping to save time and development costs. They are stored in.

Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. If the forming tool has radii that are pushed into the sheet metal body then the forming tool will fail when the concave radius is smaller than the material thickness. Please subscribe our c. In this case the radius that gets pushed into the sheet metal body becomes negative and forces the tool to fail.

Forming tools are parts that act as dies that bend stretch or otherwise form sheet metal to create form features such as louvers lances flanges and ribs. Open a sheet metal part and browse to the forming tools folder in the design library. When asked if you want all subfolders to be marked as forming tools folders click yes. The solidworks software includes some sample forming tool parts to get you started.

Sheet metal miter flange is also like edge flange helps to add one or more flanges on base flange sheet metal part. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1. How to use solidworks miter flange solidworks sheet metal tutorial 2. We will learn how to make custom forming tool and appearance in solidworks sheet metal.

Click on the top plane and. Let s see how this works. First create a new part.