2 Replies Latest reply on Nov 27, 2018 1:04 PM by Rubén Rodolfo Balderrama

Hello all! is it possible to bend a round bar in solidworks yet?

Chris Weeks Nov 27, 2018 10:08 AM

currently i just fake it creating a square bar sheet metal part and put fillets on the part to get it to look like round bar, then create configurations for the drawing...

Re: Hello all! is it possible to bend a round bar in solidworks yet?

Dan Pihlaja Nov 27, 2018 10:14 AM (in response to Chris Weeks)

Here is some reading material:
The 3rd Weekly Power-User Challenge (May 5th, 2017): Bend a square profile in multiple directions and determine its flat pattern

https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-part-3-un-bend-square-profile-multiple-directions/#_ga=2.25…

The 4th Weekly Power-User Challenge (May 12th, 2017): Unbend a Bent I-Beam

The 5th Weekly Power-User Challenge (May 19th, 2017): Straighten an Imported Wire

https://www.engineersrule.com/impossible-modeling-challenges-part-2-dynamic-straightening-bent-wire-cad/#_ga=2.96461404.…
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Re: Hello all! is it possible to bend a round bar in solidworks yet?

Rubén Rodolfo Balderrama Nov 27, 2018 1:04 PM (in response to Chris Weeks)

Did you use structural member? you coul obtain the total lenght on it....
Can you show us what you want to obtain?
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