Fold Sheet Metal Solidworks

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Fold sheet metal solidworks.

In a sheet metal part click fold on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal fold. Select one or more bends as the bends to fold or click collect all bends to select all the appropriate bends in the part. In the graphics area select a face that does not move as a result of the feature for fixed face. We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange sketched bend and extruded cut in solidworks sheet metal.

Follow simple steps to learn. The fixed face can be a planar face or linear edge. In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.

Click front plane and click on sketch. 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 fold on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal fold. This is quick simple tutorial for solidworks beginners starting working with sheet metal.

However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal. Use line sketch l shape dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in.