Lofted Boss To Sheet Metal

When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

Lofted boss to sheet metal.

Characteristics of lofted bends. Click the create lofted bend tool button on the sheet metal. The profile should be closed and you can use it for profiles different e g. How to create hex bolt.

Between two rectangles or circles in shape. Begin with two open profile sketches. This tutorial shows how to loft in solidworks step by step. Under sheet metal parameters.

In the profiles section you have to select sketch 1 sketch 2 and sketch 3 and preview are given below. How to create simple sheet metal bend. For that go to features command manager and select lofted boss base tool. Apply lofted boss base guide curves.

Between circle and rectangle or similar e g. Launch the smloft command. Next step is application of loft boss guide curve feature. The base flange feature is not used with the lofted bend feature.

Lofted bends in sheet metal parts use two open profile sketches that are connected by a loft. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Bricscad allows you to create or recognize lofted sheet metal parts with curvilinear geometry which can be manufactured using multiple bending. To find out more about lofted bends you need to dig a little deeper into help and do a search for bent lofted bends unfortunately at this current time i am only able to find information about formed lofted bends in the solidworks training manual for sheet metal.

Hide plane 1 hide plane 2. Then you can see loft property manager. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

Lofted bend is complete. If you re new to solidworks i would recommend you get my solidworks tutorial beginner ebook. Do one of the following. Use lofted bends to create a solid feature.

Solidworks lofted boss base solidworks loft cut how to use loft in solidworks. Loft boss or base is solidworks features tool like extrude boss revolved boss sweep boss etc which mainly helps to add materials between two or more profiles with ease.