The locating sketch is added to position the forming tool on the sheet metal part the colors are applied to distinguish the stopping face from the faces to remove.
Solidworks sheet metal forming tool tutorial pdf.
Orient your sketch to an isometric view.
First create a new part.
Phone holder introduction this lesson focuses on designing a sheet metal part from the flattened state to include a series of bends.
Create a new sketch on the front plane.
Right click the folder and click forming tools folder if forming tools folder is already selected omit this step.
So let s see what has gone wrong that this warning pops up.
The mrc in a forming tool is a good measure of the maximum thickness for a sheet metal part.
Or select no and solidworks will open the forming tool in a separate part file.
When asked if you want all subfolders to be marked as forming tools folders click yes.
Miter flange is slightly different from edge flange because it needs a sketch profile of lines or arcs.
How to use solidworks miter flange solidworks sheet metal tutorial 2.
This solidworks training video will take you through creating custom form tools for use.
Before you apply forming tools to sheet metal parts in the design library you must right click the folder that contains the forming tools and select forming tools folder to designate its contents as forming tools.
Either select yes so that the forming tool will import into the main part file as a derived part.
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Sheet metal miter flange is also like edge flange helps to add one or more flanges on base flange sheet metal part.
Let s see how this works.
Open a sheet metal part and browse to the forming tools folder in the design library.
The sheet metal tool allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process all helping to save time and development costs.
Sketch a 6 00 inch square rectangle that is centered on the ucs origin.
You must consider how the minimum radius of curvature mrc correlates with the forming tool.
Start a new inch part right click on any toolbar and check the sheet metal tool for the sheetmetal toolbar to be available.
We are trying to form our sheet metal with this tool.
Solidworks for sheetmetal 1.
Click on the top plane and.
Either way is not what we are looking for.
Introduction to solidworks sheet metal for technology page 19 exercise 2.
Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal.