Solidworks Sheet Metal Forming Tool Tutorial

This video also shows a quick example of how the forming tool can be setup.

Solidworks sheet metal forming tool tutorial.

Let s see how this works. Quick tips video presented by mark. The mrc in a forming tool is a good measure of the maximum thickness for a sheet metal part. Click on the top plane and.

Learn two examples of inserting a forming tool into a sheet metal part in solidworks. In this tutorial video i will sketch sheet metal box using louver tool in solidworks. First create a new part. 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. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. 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. Open a sheet metal part and browse to the forming tools folder in the design library.

Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1. 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. Please subscribe our channel for more videos and projects in solidworks.

Right click the folder and click forming tools folder if forming tools folder is already selected omit this step. How to use solidworks miter flange solidworks sheet metal tutorial 2.