Solidworks Sketched Bend Sheet Metal

You can add bend lines to a flat face of a sheet metal part with a sketched bend feature.

Solidworks sketched bend sheet metal. Now the base of the sheet metal has been generated. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Search sketched bends in the solidworks knowledge base. Exit the sketch and select the fixed portion of the base.

Sketch on sheet metal face. Set a value for bend angle and click reverse direction if necessary. This lets you dimension the bend line to other geometry. Introduction to solidworks sheet metal for technology page 8 extruded cut select extruded sheet metal toolbar select the sketch containing the rectangles and select through all as the end condition.

Select the top face of the base. Click sketched bend on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal sketched bend. Draw a line across which the bend has to be done. You might also like.

Under sheet metal tab select sketched bend. Use line sketch and connected open end of this sketch and make it close both end. Select double click on the extrude 1 feature and rename as rectangular holes circular holes create a sketch on the top face of the base flange. Click ok and the bend is generated.

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 sheetmetal insert bends click flat face as reference when it flatten. Look at part tree. We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods.

Your simple sheetmetal bend is ready. Solidworks 3d allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process saving you time and development costs thanks to specific sheet metal features. Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok. In the graphics area select a face that does not move as a result of the bend for fixed face.

Click a bend position of bend centerline material inside material outside or bend outside.