Solidworks Sheet Metal Forming Tool Tutorial

Learn two examples of inserting a forming tool into a sheet metal part in solidworks.

Solidworks sheet metal forming tool tutorial.

How to use solidworks miter flange solidworks sheet metal tutorial 2. Quick tips video presented by mark. This applies to forming tools that are part files sldprt not form tool sldftp files. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1.

Sheet metal miter flange is also like edge flange helps to add one or more flanges on base flange sheet metal part. 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. The mrc in a forming tool is a good measure of the maximum thickness for a sheet metal part. You must consider how the minimum radius of curvature mrc correlates with the forming tool.

Miter flange is slightly different from edge flange because it needs a sketch profile of lines or arcs. 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. Before you apply forming tools to sheet metal parts in the design library you must right click the folder that contains the forming tools and select forming tools folder to designate its contents as forming tools.

Let s see how this works. In this tutorial video i will sketch sheet metal box using louver tool in solidworks. This video also shows a quick example of how the forming tool can be setup. Click on the top plane and.

When asked if you want all subfolders to be marked as forming tools folders click yes. Open a sheet metal part and browse to the forming tools folder in the design library.