{"id":18856,"date":"2019-03-20T07:38:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T07:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/easily-accessible-legacy-file-solidworks-electrical-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-04-26T12:52:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T07:22:59","slug":"linking-materials-and-sheet-metal-parameters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/linking-materials-and-sheet-metal-parameters\/","title":{"rendered":"Linking materials and Sheet metal parameters in SOLIDWORKS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we assign a custom material to a sheet metal part, we can link the sheet metal parameters to the material. If we change the material, subsequently sheet metal parameters also update.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">To link materials and sheet metal parameters in SOLIDWORKS:<\/h2>\n<p><b>01 . Open a sheet metal part,<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18076\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>02 . In the Feature Manager\/design tree, right-click\u00a0Material\u00a0\u00a0and click\u00a0Edit Material.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18076\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>03. Set the custom material properties on each tab as required.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18076\" src=\"https:\/\/ckonnect.in\/solidworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<li>Click the\u00a0Sheet Metal\u00a0tab.<\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0Thickness Range.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0Add\u00a0twice.<\/li>\n<li>For each row in the table, set the following<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">Row<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">From<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">&lt;<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">&lt;=<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">To<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">Unit<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">Bend Allowance<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">Value<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">&lt;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">&lt;=<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">millimeters<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">K-Factor<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">0.375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">&lt;<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">&lt;=<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">millimeters<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">K-Factor<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">0.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Thickness ranges must be continuous; there cannot be a gap in the range. For example, you cannot<br \/>\ndefine a range from 0 to 3 and define the next range from 4 to 6 because the range between 3 and 4<br \/>\nis not covered.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click\u00a0Apply\u00a0and\u00a0Close.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>04. Finally Save all files and close.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we assign a custom material to a sheet metal part, we can link the sheet metal parameters to the material. If we change the material, subsequently sheet metal parameters also update. To link materials and sheet metal parameters in SOLIDWORKS: 01 . Open a sheet metal part, 02 . 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