Press Brake Bending

See the bending sequence on your part.

Plan your sheet metal bending sequence. Select punches and dies, review movement in a 3D simulation, and export bending reports and videos.

Capabilities

Machine contact visualization

See contact with the body, bed and tooling connections marked in red. Set dimensions in front and side views; inspect playback with 2x speed and transparent tooling.

Start with your SOLIDWORKS part

Import sheet metal bends. Edit their order and angles, then inspect the steps from flat pattern to finished part.

Tool library

Choose punches and dies, save your own tools and add favorites. Adjust tool stations for the bending lengths.

3D bending preview

Watch part motion and its relationship to the tooling. Use different views to evaluate the bending steps.

Reports and video

Share bending information as a PDF or export the simulation as a video. Save the project to continue later.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Import the sheet metal part and check its bends and information.

  2. 2

    Choose the punch, die and bending sequence.

  3. 3

    Review the simulation and save your project, report or video.

Press Brake Bending is in beta. Geometric simulation does not replace verification on the actual machine or a machine program.