Sheetmetal crossbreak???

Does anyone know how to model a sheetmetal crossbreak in SW's?
Unfortunately I don't have time to go test stuff and see what I can
figure out, and my boss is needing to add crossbreaks to several parts
he is working on.
If anyone can help me out and tell me how to do it correctly, or even
BS it, that would be great.

Thanks!
Steven

 

You need to make a forming tool, which is just a loft from a rectangle
to a point. The SW help is pretty good on how to make the forming tool.
Then just use it on the part. With configs you can show a part with or
without it.

matt

 

Hi Steven -

Take a look at this forming tool:

http://www.sheetmetaldesign.com/Cad-Solidworks-FormingTools/1-DoubleBrake_HVAC.zip

You can use this to get a double brake feature. You need to "size" it
before you use it.

Later,

SMA

 

Not being a real sheet metal type of guy, I have to ask, what's a
crossbreak?

Jerry Steiger
Tripod Data Systems
"take the garbage out, dear"

 

If you look at the large heating/cooling ducts in a building, you will see
that they have two diagonal bends through the middle of the flat sides. The
purpose of these is to reduce vibration and flexing. Now, picture how SW
does bending - along straight lines. You then realize that you can't do
that in SW quite like a regular bend.

WT

 

Thanks allot SMA, it looks like that will work perfectly. I figured I
would need to make a forming tool, but I hadn't done it in so long I
wasn't sure how long it'd take and if I had time for it. Really wasn't
bad though.

Thanks again guys.
Steven