Bend Allowance Table For Sheet Metal Solidworks

Other methods include bend tables k factor and bend calculation.

Bend allowance table for sheet metal solidworks.

In solidworks this is achieved by selecting the relevant bend allowance options in the sheet metal tool. A few items to note about bend tables in a text file. Check that you have the sheet metal bend tables folders set not just the templates. Want all of our free solidworks sheet metal training videos.

Now to use this table for a sheet metal part all you need to do is to right click on sheet metal feature in the design tree and edit the feature then under bend allowance section select this new custom made table. The sample bend table is provided only for informational purposes. In the featuremanager design tree right click sheet metal and click edit feature. The bend table approach is probably the most accurate approach for calculating bend allowance.

But aside from that we ve found it a good idea to save the deduction tables outside the solidworks directory so that when you upgrade to the new version you. Under sheet metal gauges select use gauge table and select a table. Using a bend table in a sheet metal part. How to fix this issue.

When working in sheet metal we need to be able take a folded sheet flatten it and have an accurate size flat pattern. Even though bend allowance table is in my system swx is not detecting it. Visit our learning library which features all of our training courses and tutorials at http. The values in this table do not represent any actual bend allowance values.

Bend allowance and bend deduction calculations are methods you can choose to determine the flat length of sheet stock to give the desired dimension of the bent part. To edit the default bend radius bend allowance or bend deduction or default relief type. If the thickness of the part or bend angle falls between values in the table the software interpolates the values to calculate the bend allowance.