Lofted Bend
Lofted bends in sheet metal parts use two open-profile sketches that
are connected by a loft. The Base-Flange
feature is not used with the Lofted Bend
feature.
The SolidWorks software contains
several pre-made sheet metal parts created with lofted bends, located
in:
install_dir\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SolidWorks\SolidWorks
version\design library\parts\sheetmetal\lofted
bends.
Characteristics of lofted bends:
To create a lofted bend:
Create
two separate open profile sketches.
Click
Lofted Bend
(Sheet Metal toolbar) or click Insert,
Sheet Metal,
Lofted Bends.
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In the graphics area, select
both sketches. For each profile, select the point from which you want
the path of the loft to travel.
In the
PropertyManager, under Profiles
, the sketch names appear.
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Examine
the path preview. Click Move Up
or Move Down
to adjust the order of the profiles, or re-select the
sketches to connect different points on the profiles.
Set a value
for Thickness.
Click
Reverse Direction , if necessary.
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Under Bend Line Control
select:
Decreasing the value of Maximum deviation increases the number
of bend lines.
of bend lines
Click OK
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