Fill Patterns In Sheet Metal Solid

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Fill patterns in sheet metal solid.

Parameters control the pattern layout. To create a fill pattern click fill pattern features toolbar or insert pattern mirror fill pattern set the propertymanager options and click. Solidworks pattern feature tutorial complete linear pattern circular pattern curve driven pattern. The fill pattern feature is an excellent yet little known patterning tool in solidworks.

In this video i explain how fill patterns can be used to quickly create complex types of patterns. This is quick simple tutorial for solidworks beginners starting working with sheet metal. The command fills the defined region with a pattern of features or a predefined cut shape. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

This tutorial shows step by step how to use linear ci. Jody has defined and helped bring forth several projects during his tenure including variable pattern selective and zonal section views thread and advanced hole as well as several large scale quality and performance related efforts. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. The feature can also be used to quickly create perforated pattern types.

Follow simple steps to learn. The fill pattern feature can even create its own hole features. This is typically done to add perforations to sheet metal parts. Solidworks will automatically pattern a feature and space it fit within a bounding area usually a face.

Recent enhancements made to standard patterning make it easy to. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. The fill pattern feature lets you use a predefined shape to fill a space. If you use a sketch for the boundary you may need to select the pattern direction.

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. The fill pattern feature lets you select an area defined by co planar faces or a sketch that lies on co planar faces. This usually adds tens or hundreds of instances of a feature so as you can imagine the instance count is important because no one wants to sit there and count each perforation. You can create a sheet metal perforation style pattern or a pattern of concentric shapes typically used to enhance aesthetics.