Gusset Design In Sheet Metal

To start the sheet metal gusset feature we need to go up to menu bar and click on insert.

Gusset design in sheet metal.

This can be any linear entity in order to specify the alignment of the gusset. The bend face or two planar faces that are adjacent to a bend. 45 gussets shouldn t be designed to be more than 4 times material thickness on their flat edge. In the sheet metal gusset propertymanager under position select.

From the pull down click sheet metal and then sheet metal gusset. The sheet metal is bent normally across the v opening except in the area where the ridge is. Hems are used to create folds in sheet metal in order to stiffen edges and create an edge safe to touch. Click sheet metal gusset sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal sheet metal gusset.

The minimum distance that a gusset should be from the edge of a hole in a parallel plane is eight times the material thickness plus the radius of the gusset. Remember we can easily add a button for the sheet metal gusset feature on any toolbar by using customize. The edge to be used as a reference. We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange sheet metal gusset hole wizard and extruded cut in solidworks sheet metal.

Sheet metal gussets are formed with special tooling which has a ridge going across the v opening. Typically a spacer separates the ridged section from the rest of the v die this provides a consistent relief for the sheet metal being bent.