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Question asked by Michael Jensen on Oct 31, 2012
Latest reply on Nov 5, 2012 by Michael Jensen

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Hi,

I recently was trying to figure how to make preset tables for solidworks so that I wouldn't need to input the Radius, K-Factor, and Thickness every time. I looked at the tutorials didnt really help. I also looked at the sample tables but they dont give enough information to know what is what. I have a partial clue that thats what the gauge table is for, I messed with it for a little bit, but still I'm pretty confuse. I just want to have presets so that all I have to do is click the name on the table for example that was aluminum with the certain tooling, then in the Sheet Sheet Metal Parameter for thickness .05 comes up and the inside radius turns to .05 and for k-factor it goes to .4

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Michael Jensen

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Mazen Salloum Nov 2, 2012 9:33 AM

check the attached table which I've create for aluminum bending ... hope it will help you to understand the concpet!

Mazen

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Mohammad Darabseh Nov 2, 2012 3:06 PM

first: check the locations of gauge tables at your computer from--settings---File Locations,

the default can be:

C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\lang\english\Sheet Metal Gauge Tables

then take a copy of the table you want to use, the K factor one is "k-factor mm sample"
then edit the new copied XLS File a and enter your parameters, you can change guage no. cell to have thickness,if you want to see thickness after that.
then save the file and start make new sheet metal base flange and choose use guage table check box and choose your excel file.

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Michael Jensen Nov 5, 2012 9:05 AM

Thank you for the table Mazen, and Mohammad that is exactly what I did, thank you, the tables were kind of confusing, also I was having trouble figuring what part of the table was the k-factor. Here is a picture to show. Is the blue part I circled the k-factor?

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Mazen Salloum Nov 2, 2012 9:33 AM
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check the attached table which I've create for aluminum bending ... hope it will help you to understand the concpet!

Mazen
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Mohammad Darabseh Nov 2, 2012 3:06 PM
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- first: check the locations of gauge tables at your computer from--settings---File Locations,
the default can be:
C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks\lang\english\Sheet Metal Gauge Tables
- then take a copy of the table you want to use, the K factor one is "k-factor mm sample"
- then edit the new copied XLS File a and enter your parameters, you can change guage no. cell to have thickness,if you want to see thickness after that.
- then save the file and start make new sheet metal base flange and choose use guage table check box and choose your excel file.
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Michael Jensen Nov 5, 2012 9:05 AM
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Thank you for the table Mazen, and Mohammad that is exactly what I did, thank you, the tables were kind of confusing, also I was having trouble figuring what part of the table was the k-factor. Here is a picture to show. Is the blue part I circled the k-factor?
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