SolidWorks

July28,2009

SummaryThispresentationwilloutline

BenefitsofusingSolidWorksSheetMetalTools SheetMetalToolbarsy DesignTools

DesignLibraryy ModifyingFeatures

SheetMetalDrawingy BendTablesy KFactors

TipsforSheetMetalDesign

Introduction

AdvantagesofSolidWorksSheetMetalTools

DesignIntentforSheetMetalFabrication Specifiedtoolsforsheetmetaloperationsand common featuresandcommonfeatures

BendFactor KFactorCalculations Visualaids FlattenFeatures Linkfeaturestosheetthickness Automaticallyclosedcorners

SheetMetalToolbarLocatingtheToolbar:ViewToolbarsSheetMetal

BaseFlangeorTab

EdgeFlange

Miter Flange

LoftedBend

Unfold

Fold MiterFlange

Hem

SketchedBend

ClosedCorner

Jog

BreakCorner/CornerTrim

Fold

Flatten

NoBends

InsertBends

Rip

Vent

BendPosition

MustselectbendpositionforMiterFlange,EdgeFlange,SketchedBend,Hem,orJog

5options:y Material Insidey MaterialInsidey MaterialOutsidey BendOutsidey BendfromVirtualSharpy BendCenterline

BaseFlange

Firstfeatureinasheetmetalparty Markspartasasheetmetalpart

OnlyoneBaseFlangeperpart Sets default thickness and bend radius for part Setsdefaultthicknessandbendradiusforpart Featureiscreatedfromasketchy Sketchcanbe: singleopen

Singleclosed

multipleenclosed

BaseFlange Howto Createsketch ClickBaseFlange/Tab Setparametersinbaseflangepropertymanagerg

Clickwhencomplete

BaseFlangePropertyManager

Direction1and2set:y EndConditiony Depth

SheetMetalParameters:y Thicknessy BendRadius

BendAllowancetype AutoRelieftypey Reliefratioy UserdefinedvaluesforReliefWidthandDepth

BaseFlange

FeaturescreatedintheFeatureManager designtree:y SheetMetal defaultbendparametersy BaseFlange firstsolidfeaturesofthepartg py FlatPattern flattenssheetmetalpart Initiallysuppressedbydefault

NewfeaturesareautomaticallyinsertedaboveFlatPatternindesigntree

Ifunsuppressed,newfeaturesarenotaddedtofoldedpart

Tab

AddsaTabtothesheetmetalpart Thicknessoftablinkedtothicknessofbaseflange

Depth automatically coincides with part Depthautomaticallycoincideswithpart Featureiscreatedfromasketchy singleclosedy multipleclosedy multipleenclosed

Sketchmustperpendiculartothicknessofpart

Tab

Createsketchperpendiculartothicknessofpart ClickBaseFlange/Tab Tabisaddedtotheparty Depth and direction automatically set to match basey Depthanddirectionautomaticallysettomatchbaseflange

EdgeFlange

Addswalltoanedgeofsheetmetalpart Canaddlinearandcurvededgeflanges Thicknesslinkedtopart

EdgeFlange Howto(Linear)

SelectEdgeFlange Select1ormoreouteredgesgy Dragtheedgebyhandle

Setparametersinedgeflangepropertymanager

EdgeFlangePropertyManager

FlangeParametersy EditFlangeProfiley UsercandefineBendRadiusand

Gapdistance

Angles Angles FlangeLength FlangePositiony BendPositiony Offset

CustomBendAllowance CustomBendType

EdgeFlange Howto(Linear) SelectEditFlangeProfiley ProfileSketchdialogboxopensy Modifysketchy SelectBacktoacceptchangesandcontinueediting

y SelectFinishtocloseProfileSketchdialogbox

MiterFlange Addsaseriesofflangesaboutoneormoreedges Performedsoflangesareflush Sketchcancontain:y Linesy Arcsy Multiplecontinuouslines

Flangecanbemadeonseriesoftangentornontangentedges

MiterFlange Howto SelectMiterFlange

Selectedgeofparty Note:sketchplaneiscreatednormaltoselectededgewithoriginatclosestendpoint

Createappropriatesketch

MiterFlange Howto ClicktocloseSketchy Miterflangeisappliedtoinitialedge

Selectedgestoapplymiterflangey ClickPropagatetoselectalltangentedges

Setparametersinmiterflangepropertymanager

MiterFlangePropertyManager

MiterParametersy UsercandefineBendRadiusy BendPositiony Gapdistance

St t/E d Off t Start/EndOffsety Ifoffsetotherthenzero,optiontosetCustomReliefType

CustomBendAllowance

MiterFlange ArcSketches

Arccanbetangenttolongedgeofpart Iftangenttothickness,requiressmallsketchline

ValidSketch: Valid Sketch: Invalid Sketch:a d S etcArctangenttolongedge

ValidSketch:Sketchlinebetweenarcandpart

InvalidSketch:Arctangenttothickness

Flatten

Showstheflatpatternfortheexistingsheetmetalpart.y Usefulforidentifyinginterferences

y Identifiesimpossiblebends

Flatten

ModificationofFlanges

Must Unfoldbeforeattemptingtocutacrossabendorcurvedface.

Extrudethecutontotheunfoldedface. InsertaFold SolidWorks automaticallycontoursthecuttomatchthefoldedface.

Flattentoidentifyinterferences.

UnfoldSelectingtheUnfoldiconopensthefoldinterface:

ExtrudedCut

y Selectfacetoinsertcuton

y Sketchthecuty Select Link toy SelectLinktothicknessandNormalcut. Allowsformaterialchangesinthefuture

Fold

y Selectfacetofixy Selectbendtobefolded

Flatten

ExtrudedCut

IncorrectMethod

SketchedBendy Addsabendfromaselectedsketchinasheetmetalpart.

OtherFunctions

Cl d E t d th f f h t

Hem Curlstheedgeofasheetmetalpiece

Closedcorner Extendsthefaceofasheetmetalpart

Jog Addstwobendsfromasketchedlineinasheetmetalpart

OtherFunctions

L ft d B d C t h t t l t

BreakCorner Cutsmaterialfromafaceoredgeinasheetmetalpart

LoftedBend Createsasheetmetalpartbetweentwosketchesusingaloftfeature.

Rip Createsagapbetweentwoedgesinasheetmetalpart

OtherFunctions

Vent Usessketchelementstocreateaventforairflowinbothaplasticorsheetmetaldesign

SimpleHole Createsacylindricalholeonaplanarface.

OtherFunctions

N B d R ll b k ll b d i th h t

InsertBends Createsasheetmetalpartfromtheexistingpart

NoBends Rollsbackallbendsinthesheetmetalpart

DesignLibrary

TheDesignLibraryisasubsetoffoldersintheTaskPanethatstoresreusablefeatures

Benefits:y Items in the Design Library can quickly be addedy ItemsintheDesignLibrarycanquicklybeaddedtoSolidWorksdocumentsusingdraganddrop

y Variousformingtoolsforsheetmetalcanbestoredlocally

y ProvidesalibraryofstandardcomponentsinaneasytoaccessuserinterfacedirectlyinSolidWorks

AccessingtheDesignLibrary InordertoaccesstheDesignLibraryensurethattheTaskPaneisenabled.(clickView>TaskPane)

Whenenabled,theTaskPaneisusuallyanchored to the right side of the graphics areaanchoredtotherightsideofthegraphicsarea.

InthetoppaneisatreestructureoftheDesignLibraryandinthebottompaneisalistoffilesavailableintheDesignLibrary.

UseFeature

GototheDesignLibraryandmaketheFormingToolsFolderthecurrentfolderbyusingthecontextmenu.

Drag and Drop the feature to the desired DragandDropthefeaturetothedesiredsurface.

ApplytheGeometricConstraintsandDimensionsforlocatingthefeature

AddFeaturetoDesignLibrary

IntheFeatureManager,selectthefeatureswhileholdingdowntheCTRLkeyanddraggingthefeaturesintothelowerpaneoftheDesignLibraryy

EntertheFileNamethatwillbedisplayedandaddthedescriptionthatwillbeshown

Clickthegreencheckmarkandthefeatureswillbeadded

FlattenedandIsometric

Insertaflatpatternview

Modifyflatpatternconfigurations

KFactor

K=t/T %distanceofnaturallineintothematerial

Changing k factor Changingkfactorchangesamountofmaterialinradius

BendingTable

Abendingtableinthedrawing

TimeSavingTips

Usesymmetrywhenapplicable Editaflangeafteritsbeencreated Alwayslinkfeaturestothethickness L l d ti Longloadtime Clearviewpaletteifused

Conclusion

AdvantagesofSheetMetalModelinginSolidWorks

Specialtoolsfortheapplication Flattenfeature T bl d b d i f ti Tablesandbendinformation DesignLibraryfeatures