Forming tools are parts that act as dies that bend stretch or otherwise form sheet metal to create form features such as louvers lances flanges and ribs.
Curved sheet metal part solidworks.
Sketch out your profile.
A quick tour and introduction using the solidworks sheet metal sketch bend feature.
In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten.
Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.
Solidworks how to create a simple sheet metal part in solidworks.
Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.
Attached is a 2018 sheet metal part stripped down i am trying to re create the 3d sketch on the top of the tree as a sheet metal part.
Under bend edges select the model edges that will form bends.
Use line sketch l shape dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in.
How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks.
Solidworks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create complex sheet metal designs.
When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.