Solidworks Unbend Sheet Metal

To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar.

Solidworks unbend sheet metal.

This solidworks training video covers using the fold and unfold command in solidworks she. In the graphics area select a face that does not move as a result of the feature for fixed face. The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1. So i made pre cuts to make them separate flanges running on the same plane.

I couldn t seem to build the part and then add the cut out on the top with out errors this feature can not be unbent. In a sheet metal part click unfold on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal unfold. To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide. The fixed face can be a planar face or linear edge.

The easiest way to achieve this for both native solidworks and imported parts is by using the insert bends sheet metal tool to flatten the major bends. Use line sketch l shape dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in. To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar. The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1.

Unbend a square bar using the divide conquer technique in sheet metal. It should be noted that this article is part 1 of a two part series and is geared toward simple bent tubes or tubes that have bends only in one plane as pictured above. So i had this tricky sheet metal part to model for a customer. To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide.

Go around the limitations in the solidworks sheet metal functionality by using the divide and. In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten.