SolidWorks 2014 – Bent Lofted Bends [VIDEO]

Article by Scott Durksen, CSWE updated November 15, 2013

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The Lofted-Bend tool in SolidWorks has now been enhanced giving you the option to created formed lofts or made up of several bent segments.  The new Bent option gives you several methods to control the number of bends in each region.  This provides a more realistic shape if the part is being manufactured on a press brake.

Bent Lofted Bends

The following video illustrates the two lofted options and their controls.

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Scott Durksen, CSWE

Scott is a SOLIDWORKS Elite Applications Engineer and is based in our Dartmouth, Nova Scotia office.