Using Sheet Metal On Solidworks

This lets you dimension the bend line to other geometry.

Using sheet metal on solidworks.

The hem tool adds a hem to your sheet metal part at a selected edge. Solidworks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create. You can add bend lines to a flat face of a sheet metal part with a sketched bend feature. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.

You can add bend lines to the sheet metal part while the part is in its folded state with a sketched bend feature. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. You might also like. 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.

When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Here is a look at the solidworks sheet metal tools. 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. You can create compound bends in sheet metal parts using the swept flange tool.

There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Under sheet metal parameters. We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. You can create compound bends in sheet metal parts using the swept flange tool.

The hem tool adds a hem to your sheet metal part at a selected edge. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. 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. Multibody sheet metal parts.

Using forming tools with sheet metal.