Solidworks Sheet Metal Curved Bend

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

Solidworks sheet metal curved bend.

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. To view this part in flatten form click sheetmetal flatten. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

Under bend edges select the model edges that will form bends. A quick tour and introduction using the solidworks sheet metal sketch bend feature. You know the basic try model this bracket. Click a bend position of bend centerline material inside material outside or bend outside.

Look at part tree. This solidworks tutorial is show you how to bend a part with sketched bend in sheet metal features check it out. Solidworks sheet metal as well as any other cad sheet metal applicaiton is actually pretty simple and straight forward. Click sketched bend on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal sketched bend.

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. For a more discrete approach to making sheet metal from solid bodies you can use the rip and insert bends tools. Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok. 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.

If you cannot find the sheetmetal tool in you main tool menu you can right click on main menu tab and check sheetmetal option. In the graphics area select a face that does not move as a result of the bend for fixed face.