Click front plane and click on sketch.
Curved sheet metal part solidworks.
Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.
Under bend edges select the model edges that will form bends.
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.
Sketch out your profile.
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.
I have tried many different tricks i am a 12 year professional solidworks user but only 3 years in inventor i usually don t design tricky metal parts this one is tricky to me.
When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.
Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.
In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten.
Solidworks how to create a simple sheet metal part in solidworks.
Use line sketch l shape dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in.
How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks.