Sketch bend sheet metal.
Loft to sheet metal.
The base flange feature is not used with the lofted bend feature.
Lofted flange creates a shape between two profile sketches.
This tutorial will teach you how to use lofted bend in soli.
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Click the create lofted bend tool button on the sheet metal ribbon bar.
Lofted bends in sheet metal parts use two open profile sketches that are connected by a loft.
The gaps in the profiles should be aligned for flat pattern accuracy.
Choose create sheet metal loft in the sheet metal menu.
No more than two sketch profiles are allowed.
Begin with two open profile sketches.
Launch the smloft command.
Do one of the following.
Lofted bend is complete.
Sheet metal loft with press bends.
Usually a closed profile defines both ends of a transitional shape.
It can also represent the material midplane.
Click the create lofted bend tool button on the sheet metal toolbar.
Use of guide curves is not supported.
Eugenio s sheet metal is a custom manufacturer of tooling.
Only open contours may be used as sketch profiles.
General procedure to create a sheet metal part with a lofted bend.
There are some characteristics of lofted bends that are unique from a standard loft or sheet metal part and they are.
Create a sheet metal part by drawing bend lines on a flat sheet.
Use lofted bends to create a solid feature.
The sketch geometry for a lofted flange can represent the inside or outside face of the sheet metal material.
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