Fill Patterns In Sheet Metal Solid

The feature can also be used to quickly create perforated pattern types.

Fill patterns in sheet metal solid.

Parameters control the pattern layout. In this video i explain how fill patterns can be used to quickly create complex types of patterns. The fill pattern feature lets you select an area defined by co planar faces or a sketch that lies on co planar faces. Follow simple steps to learn.

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. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Recent enhancements made to standard patterning make it easy to. Solidworks pattern feature tutorial complete linear pattern circular pattern curve driven pattern.

Parameters control the pattern layout. The fill pattern feature is an excellent yet little known patterning tool in solidworks. Accelerate your capabilities with solidworks standard patterning and validate count feature. This is quick simple tutorial for solidworks beginners starting working with sheet metal.

When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. This is typically done to add perforations to sheet metal parts. The fill pattern feature lets you use a predefined shape to fill a space. Solidworks will automatically pattern a feature and space it fit within a bounding area usually a face.

Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. 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. The command fills the defined region with a pattern of features or a predefined cut shape. He primarily focuses on solid and surface modeling features and helps with sheet metal weldments and toolbox.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. If you use a sketch for the boundary you may need to select the pattern direction. The fill pattern feature can even create its own hole features. Dxf ready for metal fabricator shop.