Creating LoftedBends To create a loftedbend: Create two separate open profile sketches. Click LoftedBend (Sheet Metal toolbar) or Insert > Sheet Metal > LoftedBends. In the PropertyManager, under Manufacturing Method, select Formed. In the graphics area, select both sketches.
The SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal Lofted-Bend command is an efficient way to create odd-shaped sheet metal parts. A Sheet Metal Lofted-Bend is similar to the SOLIDWORKSLoft and Boundary features, in that they require two or more profiles.
Formed LoftedBends have a rolled or drawn look to the bend regions instead of being separated by bends and flats like in Bent LoftedBends. To create a Formed LoftedBends, the profiles must meet an additional requirement: Profile cannot include sharp corners.
In this article, we are going to see how to use Lofted-Bend in Solidworks. The Loftedbend feature makes the surface between two sketches. The sketches should be in a single piece or multiple sketches should be in contact with each other. The two sketches must be created on two different planes.
In a part with two separate open profile sketches, click LoftedBend (Sheet Metal toolbar). Uses sheet metal parameters attached to the selected material. Creates real physical bends, rather than formed geometry and approximated bend lines in a flat pattern.
Create a perfect lofted sheet metal transition in SolidWorks using the Lofted Bend feature. This tool is ideal for ducts, reducers, chutes, hoppers, funnels, and custom sheet-metal connectors.
When you create a loftedbend, you can examine the surface area and curve lengths of the bend. These items are located in the Bend Deviation PropertyManager.
Learn how to create lofted sheet metal geometry that includes bend lines. Such models are readily presented to manufacturing teams, and show precisely where and how to bend the flat material blanks in SOLIDWORKS.
This short tutorial demonstrates the lofted-bend feature, smooth sheet metal transitions, and flat-pattern generation for real manufacturing applications.
This tutorial will teach you how to use lofted bend in SolidWorks to create sheet metal transitions and cone.