Sheet Metal Forming Tools Solidworks

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Sheet metal forming tools solidworks.

This applies to forming tools that are part files sldprt not form tool sldftp files. 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. This applies to forming tools that are part files sldprt not form tool sldftp files.

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. Ribs lances louvers and extruded flanges to name some of the categories. 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. In the following image you can see how a forming tool is dragged from the design library onto the sheet metal model to form the part.

Click forming tool sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal forming tool. Right click the folder and click forming tools folder if forming tools folder is already selected omit this step. You can find these items in the forming tools folder. Solidworks forming tools are found in the design library and are used to form sheet metal parts.

Select a face as the stopping face. When you place the forming tool on the sheet metal part the faces that you selected for faces to remove are deleted from the.