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Hi everyone I have qurie in SolidWorks-SheetMetal.Example; when you create a sheetmetal part in solidworks having some baseflange, Edgeflange etc..In drawings when have all kinds of Tables like, BOM,General Table WeldCutlist, weld table etc.. Same like that whether we can insert sheetmetal bendtable, when insert flatternpattern is there any way please suggest me. SolidworksSheet Metal
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12 years ago
Hi All, Can any one suggest me K factor for stainless steel and aluminium for defferent thickness. I use 0.285 for SS and 0.33 for AL Facing problem in achieving exact bending dimension. SolidworksSheet Metal
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11 years ago
Hi, I am trying to make this structure using sheets. In the absense of guide curve in the sheetmetal lofted bend option, I had to make it as a part first. My guide curve is third degree polynomial. Now I can't flatten this using "Convert to sheetmetal" option.
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11 years ago
117/5000 Hello, I try to make these forms in solidworks. Has anyone else encountered such forms? I don't know how to approach it example 01 example 02 Thank you. SolidworksSheet Metal
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3 years ago
Hi. How is possible to do safety edge or hem on round edge using sheet metal design? I want to do circle bin with safety edge for production. Kind Regards, Eugen SolidworksSheet Metal
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4 years ago
cannot select a planer surface since it is curved. if unfold it then add tab, the part cannot be fold back????
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14 years ago
Hi, Can anyone tell me how I can make fold of cylinder. For example: I have solid body 300x100x2 from which I would like tomake fold of cylinder. Is it possible? Thank you in advance.SolidworksSheet Metal
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14 years ago
Im trying to model a belt guard and cannot seem to create either a miter or edge flange off a particular edge i need. I can do any edge but the one i need and the one time i did get an edge flange to work it gave me errors when trying to flatten the part. Attached are some basic pictures of what im trying to do. Ive spent a good 8 hours on a part that should take 20 minutes.
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12 years ago
Hi to all! I would like to ask someone of you to help me how to get unfolded metal sheet for cover that have trapezoidal shape. Actually, I'm not familiar with using that (Sheet Metal module). Thank you in advance.
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4 years ago
As anyone seen this happern before? I was just simply workingaway minding my own business and to save a little time creatingdrawings I decided to open an existing drawing but choose adifferent part for a reference (both parts are sheet metal andpretty much the same except for an additional flange) but as soonas I did solidworks deleted the flat pattern config all byitself!SolidworksSheet Metal
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14 years ago
I designed a backhoe bucket and the flat pattern for the shell is too long. It should be ~55", but is ending up being 104". I am using the same method that I use for all our other buckets, including previous backhoe buckets, and never had this problem. Part is attached.
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4 years ago
i am running sw2009, sp3.0, and am trying to get the detailedcut list to work in a BOM. i done this in another part, and noproblem. however, i cannot now get the 'include detailed cut list'option to show, even though this is a weldment assembly is there something i need to set or a partiucular template orsomething?SolidworksSheet Metal
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14 years ago
Thought some would like to see a great visual demonstration of how K factors work. Check this link out for more information: http://www.solidworker.com/30/k-factors-and-fun-with-sketch-equations/ SolidworksSheet Metal
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11 years ago
Hi Guys, I am trying to create our in-house Cutouts using Design Library feature. So far so good until the Vents Feature. It does not allow me. Attach is the error message.
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3 years ago
I'm making an angled sheet metal part with two flanges on it. At some of the bends there is a small tab that appears that I'd like to get rid of. Is there an easy way to do that? Maybe a setting I'm missing in the Edge Flange command?
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3 years ago
is there any way to convert an edge of a part in an assembly to the surface of a rolled sheet metal part and have it stay on the surface when flattened? SolidworksSheet Metal
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3 years ago
I am not able to loft bend in between sheet metal sketches? Can any one help me in this, why its not happening ? I am attaching part file. SolidworksSheet Metal
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4 years ago
Hi everybody, I have created a part in sheet metal and there is text. When I want to export the flat pattern to dxf file, the text on the part will be flipped. Is there anybody who knows what the problem is? Thanks SolidworksSheet Metal
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4 years ago
I try to flat middle big two-barrel but it won't happen can someone please help me?, SolidworksSheet Metal
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4 years ago
Has anyone used or had any luck with the sheet metal features for bending polycarbonate or plastic in general? The plastics stretch more than sheet metal, so I assume that the bend allowance and/or K-factor would need to be adjusted. Thank you SolidworksSheet Metal
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14 years ago
I am running into an issue with an imported .step file. I would like to convert the model to sheet metal and flatten to develop tooling to produce the part. I running into an issue with some of the bends returning an error that the geometry is too complex. I have attached a sample of the file as a .step.
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4 years ago
How do I limit a sketch bend to one tab, I don't want it to carrying up into the area marked with the red arrow. SolidworksSheet Metal
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12 years ago
when i use covert solid into sheetmetal, i find the settinggap is different from the measure size. although the difference isonly little, but i think it is also a bug, maybe i am wrong. isthere someone finding this problem. another question is how tocontrol the "the trim side bend" on using convert solid intosheetmetal. thank you.SolidworksSheet Metal
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14 years ago
I am mirroring a sheet metal part, and the corner relief in the flat patterns do not match. How can I rectify this? Both are set to "tear" as the auto-relief option under the Sheet-Metal feature. SolidworksSheet Metal
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5 years ago