Fill Patterns In Sheet Metal Solid

This usually adds tens or hundreds of instances of a feature so as you can imagine the instance count is important because no one wants to sit there and count each perforation.

Fill patterns in sheet metal solid.

The fill pattern feature lets you use a predefined shape to fill a space. In this video i explain how fill patterns can be used to quickly create complex types of patterns. This is typically done to add perforations to sheet metal parts. To create a fill pattern click fill pattern features toolbar or insert pattern mirror fill pattern set the propertymanager options and click.

Fill pattern which is often overlooked in favor of traditional linear and circular patterns allows you to select co planar faces or a bounding 2d sketch and fills that area with a pattern. The fill pattern feature can even create its own hole features. However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal. You might also like.

There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Recent enhancements made to standard patterning make it easy to. You can create a sheet metal perforation style pattern or a pattern of concentric shapes typically used to enhance aesthetics. Parameters control the pattern layout.

Solidworks will automatically pattern a feature and space it fit within a.