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Howdy Redditors! I'm trying to figure out a better way to make complex shapes into sheet metal. Currently, I do a 3d sketch with 3d sketch planes to draw up the shape. From there, I've been tracing each individual face in a separate sketch, then creating planar surfaces off of each one. Other than being time consuming, when I try to convert to sheet metal, it won't recognize the bends. I'm sure there's a better way to do this, but I haven't been able to find/figure out one. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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Description: Sheet Metal teaches you how to build sheet metal parts using SOLIDWORKS mechanical design automation software. Building standalone sheet metal parts, and converting conventional parts to sheet metal, including in assembly context, are covered.

This article will explain how to use SolidWorks to create a precise DXF file for a bent sheet metal part. Before you begin, check out our SolidWorks Plugin. You can upload to SendCutSend and get live quotes without ever leaving SolidWorks.

SolidWorks creates sheet metal parts based on parameters such as K-factor, bend radius, and sheet metal thickness. Before creating a part in SolidWorks, the easiest way to calculate the appropriate parameters is by using the bending calculator on our website. If you want guidance on utilizing the bending calculator, watch our video guide before finishing the rest of this tutorial.

As seen, the calculator determines the appropriate placement of the bend lines and required total length of the flattened sheet metal part. This is unique to each material type, material thickness, and bend angle. The results for the K-factor, bend radius, and thickness are shown below:

With the sheet metal part created, it is time to start the process of bending in SolidWorks. To do this, create a new sketch with lines representing where each of the bends occur and appropriately position them according to the dimensions in the SendCutSend bending calculator results. Click the green check mark and Exit Sketch.

The sheet metal design feature in SolidWorks is very useful to create accurately designed DXF files. It is a wonderful tool to use in conjunction with the SendCutSend bending calculator. As with all bent sheet metal designs, be sure that your part fits within our bending guidelines to ensure a successful outcome.

I sent a simple model (exported as step) to fabricators for flat sheet metal bending. When opening my model in SolidWorks, all sorts of errors are reported and they are not able to get a flat sheet from it. I tried to model it in several different ways:

You can do this, but what I found to be working best is to do the conversion on a surface model rather than on the thickened part. SolidWorks is very picky about Surfaces being flat and fillets being tangent though. One of the flat surfaces in your file was not flat after splitting the tangents (also not marked planar in Rhino) and the attached 180 degree bend was not tangent to the adjacent surfaces. Attached is a SW model exported from the outer surface, then converted to sheet metal in SW

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We often hear from customers looking for ways to show Bend Lines on the drawing of sheet metal parts. There are several ways to get Sheet Metal Bend Lines to show (or not show) in a SOLIDWORKS drawing. This quick tutorial explains how.

When exporting a SOLIDWORKS sheet metal part to DXF/DWG, you have the option to save different entities to separate layers. The layers can also be set to different colours and linetypes. This is accomplished with a Mapping file setup in the Export options.

I have a project which is a single sheet metal component. I need to send it to a laser cutter and they use solidworks. I have sent them .step .dwg .dxf and none of the sheetmetal details are coming across. It just appears as surfaces.

Bottom line - model in finished form, even if you can only figure it out using standard tools rather than sheet metal tools. Bending up a part is not the way to model finished form. (I know, it sounds counter intuitive as that is the way it is manufactured, but that is the way you do sheet metal in CAD.)

Welcome to SolidWorks Tutorials for beginners, in this tutorial, you are going to see how to use solidworks sheet metal modelling. This SolidWorks Tutorial completely dedicated to beginners. It explains sheet metal basic features, how to use each one with examples. Follow this to get more Basic SolidWirks training materials.

Each of the process done after the metal and it gives different shape or size at the end. Sheet metal is formed by the application rolling, which comprise application of large compressive force on long metal work pieces, through certain no of rolls. I hope you are familiarized with different rolling methods which is studied in mechanical engineering classes. (Wiki pedia)

Normally, a sheet metal thickness mentioned as gauge ofmetal and it ranges from 30 to 8 gauge. That means, higher the gauge, thinneris the sheetmetal. Aluminum, brass, copper, mild steel, tin, nickel etc. arecommonly used to create sheetmetals.

Sheet metal bending or unbending is easy to do in real scenario with helps of various machine tools and experienced machinist. But, it is computer CAD program like SolidWorks is analytical in nature. So, you should have to represent bending process analytically. For representing that, SolidWorks provided bend allowance, bend deduction, k-factor etc.

It is allowance that given for flat sheet metal to bend to certain shape. The bend section takes small portion of flat sheet. So, you have to mention the allowance explicitly in SolidWorks. You have certain bending allowance value on the desired place or create bending allowance table for more accuracy.

Base Flange is first and basic step used to start sheet metal model. It is applicable one per part file. You can create single open, single closed or multiple closed profiles for creating a base flange. Once you set metal thickness and bend radius, it will become default value for additional sheet metal features added to same base flange.

It will direct to the Base Flange Property Manager. Here, you need to enter sheet metal parameters (thickness, bend allowance, k-factor etc). Once you enter these values, it will automatically set for other application of sheet metal features on this base flange part file.

In the base flange section, you seen the very first step to make sheet metal design in SolidWorks CAD software. The Edge Flange feature helps to add flanges to selected edge or more edges. The condition of application of Edge flange is that the Edges should be linear. You can also add flange parameters such as flange length angle, bend position direction, custom bend allowance, relief type etc in Edge flange property manager.

Sheet metal miter flange is also like edge flange helps to add one or more flanges on base flange sheet metal part. Miter flange is slightly different from edge flange, because it needs a sketch profile of lines or arcs. And also sketch plane is always perpendicular to the first edge, where you are going create Miter flange. No need of any confusion about thickness of sheetmetal part, which is automatically selected from the base flange part.

I'm trying to convert a curved plate someone else has modelled into a sheet metal part so I can get the flat pattern profile for it, but Solidworks wants either a flat face, or a flat end of a cylindrical plate... This curved plate has neither.

Here is a quick example of using the lofted Bend function in Sheet metal. I think you will still have some difficulty with this. What is your end goal with this part? Make a drawing to send to manufacture? ff782bc1db