Solidworks Sheet Metal Forming Tool

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

Solidworks sheet metal forming tool.

There are a set of forming tools for punching sheet metal models inside the design library in solidworks. 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. You can find these items in the forming tools folder.

Right click the folder and click forming tools folder if forming tools folder is already selected omit this step. Click forming tool sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal forming tool. 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.

Please subscribe our c. In the propertymanager on the type tab. When asked if you want all subfolders to be marked as forming tools folders click yes. In this tutorial video i will show you how to make custom forming tool louvers in solidworks with the help of sketch feature tools.

Select one or more faces as the faces to remove. Ribs lances louvers and extruded flanges to name some of the categories. 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. Solidworks forming tools are found in the design library and are used to form sheet metal parts.