Go back and edit the Lofted Bend feature and you now have the option to control the number of bend lines or Maximum Deviation.Īnd your flat pattern will now show the bend lines. Looking at the previous image, we’re going from one sketch entity (an arc) to three (straight line – arc – straight line) = no bend lines.Įasy–drop everything down to a single sketch entity via the Fit Spline and the straight line – arc – straight line are now a single spline entity. The sketches must have the same number of corresponding.SolidWorks has rules for the sketches in order to see bend lines. The problem comes when you want to see the bend lines.
The lofted bend requires two open contour profiles for it to work, with no guide curves or sharp corners, so there are limitations. Lofted bends are great way to create specialized sheet metal parts where you need a high degree of transition from one profile to another – think square to a circle duct work.
