This is the body used in the sldftp.
Bridge lance sheet metal.
Actual tool design may vary causing the price and or lead time to change.
This video also shows a quick example of how the forming tool can be setup.
Lance and form is used to cut all but one side of the shape and to form the material downward.
Quick tips video presented by mark.
All diagrams and pricing are for illustrating and estimating purposes only.
Avoid large sheet metal parts with small bent flanges.
The forming tool model may be located and rotated for precise positioning.
The sides of the body are denoted as faces to remove in step 2 above.
Below i added the body for the default bridge lance feature in red.
Tools with heavy duty die spring assemblies cannot be used in an octo machine.
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The result of applying this bridge lance forming tool is shown in figure 7c.
Modern sheet metal fabricating machines however made their appearance only twenty to thirty years ago.
This application is commonly used to hook adjustable shelving or to hang parts.
In low carbon steel sheet metal the minimum radius of a bend should be one half the material thickness or 0 80 mm 0 03 inch whichever is larger counterbores.
The history of sheet metal fabricating machines covers nearly three centuries.
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As represented in figure 7b the forming tool model is drag dropped from its folder onto a face of the sheet metal part.
The minimum distance between two counterbores is eight times the material thickness.
The result can be seen.
Learn two examples of inserting a forming tool into a sheet metal part in solidworks.
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When placing an order or requesting a quote please provide a drawing of the part.
With solidworks 2010 it is possible to make multi body sheet metal parts.