SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal Bend

Tech tips, tutorials, and best practices for SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal Bend from the Javelin technical team

Missing Bend Lines on Sheet Metal DXF or SOLIDWORKS Drawings

By Griffin Pacey on August 26, 2024

Are you missing your Sheet Metal bend lines on your DXF Exports or Drawings? Then you’ve come to the right…

By Mike Walloch, CSWE on April 18, 2023

For SOLIDWORKS parts to meet the requirements to use Sheet Metal features they must follow three rules. Actually being made…

In this video, we’ll show you how to use the Insert Bends command to tackle three common use cases for…

By Dassault Systèmes on August 5, 2021

Want to sharpen your Sheet Metal skills? This presentation from a SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal Pro offers some of the greatest…

By James Swackhammer on October 17, 2020

Getting the perfect fitment with sheet metal could make you look like a king or queen among designers and friends…

By Vicky Guignard on July 9, 2019

Common Sheet Metal Issues When I visit clients, I am surprised that SOLIDWORKS users are not aware of the sheet…

By James Swackhammer on April 30, 2019

Have you ever received this SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal Error? “No bends found.” Why do I get this error? This is…

By Joe Medeiros, CSWE on March 25, 2019

The stated Bend Direction in a SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal drawing is based on the defined fixed face of the model….