Curved Sheet Metal Part Solidworks

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.

Curved sheet metal part solidworks.

In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten. Sketch out your profile. Click front plane and click on sketch. Use line sketch l shape dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in.

Solidworks how to create a simple sheet metal part in solidworks. A quick tour and introduction using the solidworks sheet metal sketch bend feature. I have tried many different tricks i am a 12 year professional solidworks user but only 3 years in inventor i usually don t design tricky metal parts this one is tricky to me. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Russell everard 1 aug 2017 06 30 pm a step by step guide on how to create the shade holder part in the lamp model shown keeping cut outs in curved surfaces straight and true for a genuine flat pattern. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks.