Solidworks Twist A Sheet Metal

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Solidworks twist a sheet metal.

You can download 2d drawing from below link. For the sheet metal loft you need two separate sketches and you also need to pick the sketches on the same end to keep them from twisting also the sketch needs to be lines and or arcs. Get more about us on. But in some instances another tool that you may want to consider which is quicker and easier to use is the solidworks flex feature.

Often overshadowed by the sweep feature this tool is really helpful when it comes to quickly creating a complicated twisted stretched or bent shape. Whenever using boundary boss base feature. This video show how to make a twisted rod using boundary boss base feature feature of solidworks cad software. Solidworks tutorial on how to twist a bar.

Without getting into the sheet metal module first model each flat portion and then loft between them using normal to profile for the start end constraints. After that you can select one of the flat surfaces and insert bends to convert it to a sheet metal part but as you ve noted it won t flatten. Solidworks sheet metal allows you to quickly and easily design folded or flat parts but what about parts that don t have simple straight bends. This video describes how to use twist feature in solidworks.