Bend Flat Sheet Metal Solidworks

To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide.

Bend flat sheet metal solidworks. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar. You can control the precision for sheet metal bend line notes. Click features extruded boss base set d1 to 0 5in and ok.

The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1. To create a flat pattern configuration. You can add bend lines to a flat face of a sheet metal part with a sketched bend feature. In a sheet metal part create a new configuration.

This lets you dimension the bend line to other geometry. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. You can create a configuration in a sheet metal part that shows the flattened part. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

Sheet metal bend line notes is a text file located in install dir lang language bendnoteformat txt. This tutorial show how to create production drawing for. This file sets the format of the bend line notes. A quick tour and introduction using the solidworks sheet metal sketch bend feature.

To ensure that all features are shown in a flat pattern you should create the flat pattern configuration after the entire design pattern of the part is complete. Solidworks how to create a simple sheet metal part in solidworks. Click sheetmetal insert bends click flat face as reference when it flatten. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.

Some items to note about a sketched bend feature. Only lines are allowed in the sketch. This solidworks tutorial is show you how to bend a part with sketched bend in sheet metal features check it out.