Solidworks Sheet Metal Forming Tool Tutorial

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Solidworks sheet metal forming tool tutorial.

You must consider how the minimum radius of curvature mrc correlates with the forming tool. This applies to forming tools that are part files sldprt not form tool sldftp files. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. Right click the folder and click forming tools folder if forming tools folder is already selected omit this step.

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. 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. The mrc in a forming tool is a good measure of the maximum thickness for a sheet metal part.

In this tutorial video i will sketch sheet metal box using louver tool in solidworks. 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. First create a new part. 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.

Click on the top plane and. When asked if you want all subfolders to be marked as forming tools folders click yes. This video also shows a quick example of how the forming tool can be setup. Learn two examples of inserting a forming tool into a sheet metal part in solidworks.

Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1. Open a sheet metal part and browse to the forming tools folder in the design library.