Solidworks Unbend Sheet Metal

The fixed face can be a planar face or linear edge.

Solidworks unbend sheet metal.

Click front plane and click on sketch. Go around the limitations in the solidworks sheet metal functionality by using the divide and. To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar. In this tutorial video we will learn how to create a bracket with the help of sheet metal commands like base flange sketched bend and sheet metal gusset.

So i had this tricky sheet metal part to model for a customer. I couldn t seem to build the part and then add the cut out on the top with out errors this feature can not be unbent. Unbend a square bar using the divide conquer technique in sheet metal. To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide.

To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar. In the graphics area select a face that does not move as a result of the feature for fixed face. In a sheet metal part click unfold on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal unfold. If you have a look at the pictures of the part you can see i have these 3 flanges.

It should be noted that this article is part 1 of a two part series and is geared toward simple bent tubes or tubes that have bends only in one plane as pictured above. The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1. So i made pre cuts to make them separate flanges running on the same plane. To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide.

This solidworks training video covers using the fold and unfold command in solidworks she. In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten.