Solidworks Sheet Metal Curved Bend

A quick tour and introduction using the solidworks sheet metal sketch bend feature.

Solidworks sheet metal curved bend.

This solidworks tutorial is show you how to bend a part with sketched bend in sheet metal features check it out. Here we will learn how to use sketched bend command in solidworks sheet metal and create a bend at any part of plan surface at any angle and dimension. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

There are planar portions and bent portions in a sheet metal part and for the bent portions we apply simple math in order to deteremine the developed length. Under bend edges select the model edges that will form bends. If you cannot find the sheetmetal tool in you main tool menu you can right click on main menu tab and check sheetmetal option. Solidworks sheet metal as well as any other cad sheet metal applicaiton is actually pretty simple and straight forward.

Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok. You know the basic try model this bracket. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Look at part tree.

To view this part in flatten form click sheetmetal flatten. The combination of these two tools make up the core functionality of the convert to sheet metal tool and focus on the edge connections between faces in the solid body. In the graphics area select a face that does not move as a result of the bend for fixed face. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.

Solidworks how to create a simple sheet metal part in solidworks. For a more discrete approach to making sheet metal from solid bodies you can use the rip and insert bends tools.