How To Do A Sheet Metal Bend In Solidworks

Use line sketch l shape.

How to do a sheet metal bend in solidworks.

Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Click part ok. Under bend edges select the model edges that will form bends.

This solidworks tutorial is show you how to bend a part with sketched bend in sheet metal features check it out. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. Some items to note about a sketched bend feature.

Set offset distance as 0 1in. Only lines are allowed in the sketch. Click front plane and click on sketch. To create a sketched bend feature.

Click on the sheet metal. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Alternatively you can select the sketched bend feature before you create a sketch but. You can add bend lines to a flat face of a sheet metal part with a sketched bend feature.

First create a new part. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial. Click sketched bend on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal sketched bend. Sheet metal features when you click insert bendson the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal bends two distinct stages are applied to the sheet metal part.

Dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in. Parent topiccomparing sheet metal design methods. How to create simple sheet metal bend. Use line sketch and.

This lets you dimension the bend line to other geometry. Click offset entities and click l sketch. In the graphics area.