This is probably a simple question for those experienced with SolidWorks sheet metal. I have a very simple sheet metal part that has a single down 90 bend. I would like to edit that bend but the bend angle is greyed out in the base bend feature and I don't find it called out anywhere else. Can someone tell me how to change the down 90 to say a down 85?
Thanks,
Steve
You should be able to change the angle by editing the sketch dimensions.
Like Deepak Gupta mentions edit your sketch,
What you need to do is delete the vertical (or perpendicular) relation and grab an end point and move the line out of vertical then dimension the line, if you don't move the line after deleting the vertical relation, SW still assumes vertical....
Or delete the Vertical Line in the Sketch and add as a Flange.
Hello,
Your sketch is constrained by perpendicularity and it is necessary to break this one and make a dimension of angle and there you can modify the angle as you want
Ok, you guys have given me a solution although not exactly as described. I opened the sketch, deleted the constraint and dragged the end of the line so it isn't perpendicular (picture 1). However, the bend angle is still greyed out in the BaseBend feature. Without the peprendicular constraint, I can now put an angle dimension in the sketch to achieve what I want; so problem solved.
However, I'm still curious as to why the bend angle is still greyed out. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Steve
If that is your ultimate design element then start out with a flat pc of sheet metal and add your Edge Flanges as needed... then editing is very easy.
John,
Thanks for your help. Just knowing that the perpendicular constraint was the problem let me achieve the results I needed. You are probably correct, I should just start over and do it differently but time, as always, is of the essence.
Thanks again,
Steve
Stephen,
Here's what I do if I want to change an angle on the fly very easily:
First of all, my part's sketch is defined as such:
Then when I make my sheet metal part, if I want to change the angle, I just double click on the part and this shows the angle dimension:
From here you can double click on the angle dimension and change it, then rebuild:
I also can't modify the grey box:
Jonathon, thanks. That is what I did to achieve the needed results. As per John above, I could (and maybe should) have started over and done it differently. But, I'm inexperienced in SolidWorks sheet metal, and as with most of us, time is important.
Thanks again,
Steve
My pleasure! Feel free to hit me up if you ever have any sheet metal problems, I've been doing sheet metal design every day for about a year now lol so I have good tips and tricks. (Not saying I'm the best)
The bend angle is greyed out because you are using the sketch to drive the angle of the bend (even if the actual angular dimension isn't there, the sketch still drives the bend angle).
If you had created a flat surface, then added a flange to it, then the bend angle would NOT be greyed out.
Thanks Dan, that answers the question as to why it isn't editable.
Like Deepak Gupta mentions edit your sketch,
What you need to do is delete the vertical (or perpendicular) relation and grab an end point and move the line out of vertical then dimension the line, if you don't move the line after deleting the vertical relation, SW still assumes vertical....