Solidworks Sheet Metal Bend Radius

In the propertymanager clear use default radius and select use gauge table.

Solidworks sheet metal bend radius.

To edit the default bend radius bend allowance or bend deduction or default relief type. In the sheet metal gauge table select another value for the bend radius. In the featuremanager design tree right click sheet metal and click edit feature. Click sheetmetal insert bends click flat face as reference when it flatten.

Add another sheet metal feature to the part. Use this document to choose values that are both manufacturable and meet your needs. In the new feature s propertymanager clear use default radius and select use gauge table. Sheet metal bend line notes allow.

In the base flange propertymanager under sheet metal gauges select use gauge table and then select a table. Change the bend angle bend direction or bend radius and the notes update in the drawing. To view this part in flatten form click sheetmetal flatten. It is most economical to use a single bend radius throughout the design but if necessary you can utilize multiple radii.

Dfmxpress dfmxpress overview rule descriptions sheet metal rules bend radii. Look at part tree. Under sheet metal gauges select use gauge table and select a table. The second important number when creating sheet metal designs is the bend radius value.

Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok. A quick tour and introduction using the solidworks sheet metal sketch bend feature. The bend radius of a sheet metal design will be based on the wall thickness of the part and the tooling that is available in house. A general guideline is that the inside bend radius should exceed the thickness of the material.

Your simple sheetmetal bend is ready. Add another sheet metal feature to the part. Select another value for the bend radius. Figure 2 shows us a typical punch.

Bend radii minimum bend sizes. Solidworks 2017 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead click help use solidworks web.