Catia Sheet Metal Tutorial

This video is easy to grasp and also very helpful if you are a beginner to catia.

Catia sheet metal tutorial.

Bend radius 4mm or if you have a bigger fillet in your part like in the video r10mm put the biggest value click on the recognize feature. Sheet metal depends on certain parameters 1 thickness 2 bend radius 3 bend angle. The reference wire and the invariant point used to unfold the hopper must lie on the surface as well as the tear wire. Minimum hole size for sheet metal.

Catia v5 tutorial how to use generative sheet metal design. If the size of the punch becomes too small it may break during operation. Catia sheet metal tutorial for beginners including edge and bend. Catia sheet metal design catia v5r19 introduction page 2 wichita state university sheet metal most parts can be created using just the part design and wireframe and surfaces tools.

Select the dead solid. L ᴫ 2 r y t θ 90. Keep the part open but switch to sheet metal design application. This duplicates a sheet metal feature symmetrically with respect to a plane.

Select a face that will be the support when part is flatten. Was this tutorial useful. Click on sheet metal parameters. While placing the holes in your drawing please keep in mind that you should not make holes small enough to break the tool.

As you reduce the size of the sheet metal hole smaller size punches will be required.