We tend to take many of these enhancements for granted now, but they were truly groundbreaking at the time they were released. While thinking about how much it has changed since I started, I decided to compile the highlights of SOLIDWORKS through the years. Ninety percent of these enhancements come straight from you, the customer. Thank you for using GoEngineer Quick Tips.As we know, every year, SOLIDWORKS releases a new version with hundreds of new features and functionalities. I hope this helped you have a clear understanding of what Normal Cut can do. Simply edit the Normal Cut feature, Click New Group, then select one of its faces in the same manner, and click OK.Īs you can see this new option is a great work-around for creating normal cuts where other options may fail. Let’s say a design change requires a second hole to be mirrored, and now the fold has an error again. The sheet metal part may now be folded without errors. The connecting faces will be auto-selected as well, and Group1 will show the number of faces for this group.Īfter clicking OK, the results show the faces are now normal to the flattened face. In the graphics area, select one face of the cut.In the PropertyManager, under Faces For Normal Cut, select Auto Propagation.To fix this we will use the Normal Cut tool We will use the Normal Cut tool to make the edges perpendicular to the flattened face. You can select several faces to create normal sheet metal side walls in one command.Ĭlick Normal Cut (Sheet Metal toolbar) or Insert > Sheet Metal > Normal Cut.Īs you can see in this example a lofted cut provided no option for making the cut with normal side walls. The Normal Cut tool applies a normal cut feature independent any feature that removed the material without the Normal Cut option. This will allow sheet metal to bend or flatten properly where non-normal cuts will not (namely across bends).Īlthough you can create an extruded cut with the Normal Cut option, this option is limited to the extrude cut feature alone. The Normal Cut tool allows you to take edges of a cut that are non-perpendicular to the flattened face and make them normal (perpendicular) to the cutting plane.

New for SOLIDWORKS 2018 is the ability to create normal cuts in sheet metal.

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