From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2013-2017: Sheet Metal Design
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Break forming - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2013-2017: Sheet Metal Design
Break forming
Okay, we're standing in front of a press break. This is a 6 foot machine, and we're going to get set up to do a bend. We've got a couple of bending dies. This is a lower die, this is an upper die. And these go together in the machine, so, they actually do the bend. We actually have a, a larger one already set up in the machine here. And we're ready to bend some parts. Alright. So, I'm going to change the flange dimension here. So, I'm going to go into the cycle start, click on the Flange Dimension, click on 1.5, Enter, and we're ready to bend. >> To design efficiently, try to keep your bends the same, and with matching flange lengths to avoid having to set up multiple sets of tooling with different back edges. Also consider the bend radius. The standard tools come in 030, 060, 090, eighth inch, quarter inch, 3 8ths inch, et cetera. Try to design using these standard tools to avoid custom tooling that can add cost and lead time to your parts. You can see, we can stage multiple bends…
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