Click File, Save As and select file type Form Tool (*sldftp). Without a Form Tool feature, the cyan geometry would have to be removed and the red appearance would have had to be applied to the faces manually. Cyan = geometry not included in the tool.

The Form Tool feature is created and colors are applied to the model to clarify the geometry. We will need to create a coincident relation between the origin and insertion point. The insertion point (green dot) is at the geometric center of the stopping face. Select the top face for the Stopping Face and the separated face as the Face to Remove. Now let’s use the Forming Tool command to identify the stopping face for the tool, faces that need to be removed and the insertion point when the tool is applied.Ĭlick under Sheet Metal tab. Hit the green check mark.Ī new face is created and can now be selected separately. Select the sketch to project and the face to be split. Let me show you that real quick.Ĭlick (Features tab and expand Curves icon). The area inside the sketch will be removed using the Form Tool Feature, but we need to separate the faces using Split Line first. Let’s get started by using an existing part file that contains a boss, fillet features and a sketch. It is also recommended to save the custom tool as a form tool file type (*.sldftp), this will provide more flexibility on where the file is stored. The Forming Tool feature is used to define the stopping face, the faces to remove, and the insertion points. Creating a custom forming tool for SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal should start by taking advantage of the Forming Tool feature.

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