Curved Sheet Metal Part Solidworks

Under bend edges select the model edges that will form bends.

Curved sheet metal part solidworks.

Solidworks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create complex sheet metal designs. 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. Use line sketch l shape dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in. A quick tour and introduction using the solidworks sheet metal sketch bend feature.

In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten. Attached is a 2018 sheet metal part stripped down i am trying to re create the 3d sketch on the top of the tree as a sheet metal part. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal 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. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks. Solidworks how to create a simple sheet metal part in 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.