How To Add Bending Note On Sheet Metals In Solidworks

Set the bend direction bend radius bend order and bend allowance.

How to add bending note on sheet metals in solidworks.

In the drawing view propertymanager you can. In the view palette drag the flat pattern view into the graphics area. This includes the bounding box in the 2d view for easy reference. Show or hide bend notes.

However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal. These bend notes will describe the bend direction bend angle and bend radius for each bend within solidworks. You might also like. Select the flat pattern drawing view to display the drawing view propertymanager.

Open a drawing sheet. In the view properties tab clear display sheet metal bend notes. In any sheet metal part right click on the flattened pattern and select insert bend notes the flattened pattern includes all of the bend notes on the flattened view. You can also right click drawing view in the featuremanager design tree and select properties.

To add and position sheet metal bend notes. Once the bend notes have been created simply add a bend table from the tables drop down menu. Bend notes in your sheet metal part drawings are a clear way to provide the required information for manufacturing they can be automatically inserted into the flat pattern drawing view.