{"id":43,"date":"2013-04-18T11:23:52","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T15:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/breaking-a-sheet-metal-loft-so-it-shows-bend-lines"},"modified":"2013-07-22T16:09:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T16:09:00","slug":"breaking-a-sheet-metal-loft-so-it-shows-bend-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2013\/04\/breaking-a-sheet-metal-loft-so-it-shows-bend-lines.html","title":{"rendered":"Breaking a sheet metal loft so it shows bend lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Lofted bends are great way to create specialized sheet metal parts where you need a high degree of transition from one profile to another \u2013 think square to a circle duct work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The lofted bend requires two open contour profiles for it to work, with no guide curves or sharp corners, so there are limitations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2017c3872ed12970b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e2017c3872ed12970b image-full\" title=\"Lofted Bend Lines Image 1\" alt=\"Lofted Bend Lines Image 1\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2017c3872ed12970b-800wi.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p>The problem comes when you want to see the bend lines. SolidWorks has rules for the sketches in order to see bend lines.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The sketches must be parallel<\/li>\n<li>The sketches must have the same number of corresponding<br \/>\nlines and curves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Looking at the previous image, we\u2019re going from one sketch entity (an arc) to three (straight line &#8211; arc &#8211; straight line) = no bend lines.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2017d42a2070b970c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e2017d42a2070b970c\" title=\"Lofted Bend Lines Image 2\" alt=\"Lofted Bend Lines Image 2\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2017d42a2070b970c-800wi.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How can you get around this problem?<\/p>\n<p>Easy&#8211;drop everything down to a single sketch entity via the Fit Spline and the straight line &#8211; arc &#8211; straight line are now a single spline entity.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2017d42a207b1970c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e2017d42a207b1970c\" title=\"Lofted Bend Lines Image 3\" alt=\"Lofted Bend Lines Image 3\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2017d42a207b1970c-800wi.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Go back and edit the Lofted Bend feature and you now have the option to control the number of bend lines or Maximum Deviation.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2017d42a2080d970c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e2017d42a2080d970c\" title=\"Lofted Bend Lines Image 4\" alt=\"Lofted Bend Lines Image 4\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2017d42a2080d970c-800wi.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And your flat pattern will now show the bend lines.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2017eea163e2f970d.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451706569e2017eea163e2f970d image-full\" title=\"Lofted Bend Lines Image 5\" alt=\"Lofted Bend Lines Image 5\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/6a00d83451706569e2017eea163e2f970d-800wi.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>Steve Ostrovsky is an Applications Engineer at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpm.com\/productsservices\/manufacturing\/solidworks\/\" target=\"_self\"> TPM<\/a>, a SolidWorks reseller with locations in North and South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Want to try out the sheet metal capabilities in SolidWorks Premium? You can request a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/purchase\/solidworks-trial.htm?mktid=2430\" target=\"_self\">free trial on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Want to see how SolidWorks can help you win new business and get to market faster? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/pages\/demo\/product-demonstration.htm?mktid=2431%20\" target=\"_self\">Request a\u00a0 SolidWorks demo today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lofted bends are great way to create specialized sheet metal parts where you need a high degree of transition from one profile to another \u2013 think square to a circle duct work. 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