We can also ensure that an appropriate sheet metal bend radius is utilized in the design process and that this bend radius can be achieved in the manufacturing processes.
Solidworks sheet metal bend table.
You can use them as templates to create your own tables.
Install dir lang language sheet metal gauge tables.
Solidworks also provides a k factor bend table fig.
Select sheet metal bend tables or sheet metal gauge table to see the location where solidworks reads the tables from.
The bend table spreadsheet contains default radius thickness and angle values.
The location where solidworks reads these tables from is set in options system options file locations.
Tables are included in the solidworks application and are located in.
Lastly with solidworks 2011 we introduced the bend calculation table fig.
This table combines the bend allowance and bend deduction table so you can specify gauge values.
By utilizing a solidworks sheet metal gauge table we can save time by eliminating the step of looking up sheet metal gauge values based on different materials.
6 this table allows the user to dynamically calculate the sheet metal flatten length.
This table instead of having the radius label has a radius thickness ratio.
The following shows a combined gauge bend table.
Both gauge bend table and gauge tables are included.
An embedded excel window containing the bend table spreadsheet appears in the solidworks window.
When working with sheet metal a gauge table in solidworks can be used to ensure the correct thickness is chosen for your selected material along with the manufacturing properties as well k factor bend radius etc.
In the next monthly blog we will explore gauge tables.
You use a gauge table and bend table in one table.