Solidworks Sheet Metal Bend Relief

Under scope select the sheet metal body to which to apply the corner relief.

Solidworks sheet metal bend relief.

The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened. I am using solidworks 2019. Click corner relief sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal corner relief. You can view how the corner treatment impacts the folded sheet metal body and how it carries over to the flat pattern.

Ratio to thickness option this option is straight forward. You can use the following corner treatment types. To change the type of relief cut for all bends. Use the corner relief propertymanager to apply corner treatments to a folded sheet metal body that persist in the flattened state.

To open the corner relief propertymanager. When the option centered on bend lines is checked the center of the square and circular reliefs match the intersection of the bend lines fig. We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange corner relief and extruded cut in solidworks sheet metal. Specifically i am bending 25 thick stainless to 90 degrees and the bulge at the of the bend is big enough that it needs to be ground off.

3 for the obround relief the bend lines intersection meets at the center of the slot. Under corners click collect all corners to list all corners in the sheet metal body. Under corners click collect all corners to list all corners in the sheet metal body. 1 solidworks tutorial for b.

Click insert sheet metal corner relief. When making a bend in thicker sheet metal there will be a small bulge or displacement of material at the end of the bend. Do one of the following. In the corner relief propertymanager under corner type select a two or three bend corner.

In the corner relief propertymanager under scope select the sheet metal body to which to apply the corner relief. In the propertymanager under bend parameters. You can apply corner treatments to a folded sheet metal body that will persist in the flattened state. Select the fixed face on the model.

Click corner relief sheet metal toolbar. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part. Innova systems is an authorised value added reseller for solidworks 3d design software. Solid edge has this feature.

Corner reliefs and bend transitions. Call us on 01223 200690. You can add a corner relief to a single sheet metal body. In the propertymanager under auto relief change the type of relief cut.

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. Right click the sheet metal feature in the featuremanager design tree and select edit feature.