Insert one or more sheet metal weldment or other bodies into an existing sheet metal part.
Solidworks turn solid to sheet metal with multiple bend radius.
Bend table k factor bend allowance bend deduction or bend calculation.
You can cut or bend into various shapes using sheet metal.
Under bend edges select the model edges that will form bends.
I also changed you bend radius a bit in order to lessen the gap on the welded edge.
I attached a 2014 file.
Under sheet metal gauges select use gauge table and select a table.
In the propertymanager under bend parameters.
Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.
On the model select a linear edge on an end face of a cylindrical or conical face or select a planar face for fixed face or edge.
It is one of the main and basic forms of metal working.
We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.
Looks like everything lines up with your file.
In the base flange propertymanager under sheet metal gauges select use gauge table and then select a table.
The greatest feature of sheet metal is that it s having ability to be formed and shaped by no of process.
To create a multibody sheet metal part.
Sheet metal is the metal formed into thin and flat pieces which uses sheets of thickness less than 6 mm.
Click a face or edge on the model for fixed face or edge the fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened.
Under bend allowance select from.
In the featuremanager design tree right click sheet metal and click edit feature.
Click insert bends sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal bends.
Unhide it to check.
Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.
We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods.
When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.
Create new bodies in an existing sheet metal part using base flange convert to sheet metal insert bends and lofted bend commands.
A quick tour and introduction using the solidworks sheet metal sketch bend feature.
Split a single sheet metal part into multiple bodies.
For some reason i couldn t get my mirrored bends to flatten so i redid that as a couple of edge flanges.
Add another sheet metal feature to the part.
Select another value for the bend radius.
Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.
Solidworks 3d allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process saving you time and development costs thanks to specific sheet metal features.
