Make Sheet Metal Part Solidworks

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Make sheet metal part solidworks.

Select the fixed face on the model. Create a base flange by clicking base flange tab or insert sheet metal base flange. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part.

You can use mirror part to create a part that is an opposite hand version an existing sheet metal part. Create the solid part. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. Now you have your basic profile in sheet metal form.

In the propertymanager under bend parameters. You can sketch an ellipse and a create sheet metal part that has elliptical bends. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks step 1. The sheet metal features appear.

Create a sketch as shown. In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part.

First create a new part. Sketch out your profile. To create a sheet metal part from the flattened state. To create a sheet metal part with sharp bends.

Click front plane and click on sketch. Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. Use line sketch l shape dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in. You do not have to dimension the part.

A new part opens. To create an opposite hand version of a sheet metal part. Open a new part. The fixed face remains in place.

Select use gauge table. Adding walls to sheet metal parts. In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten. When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created.

Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. Drawings of sheet metal parts. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. In a sheet metal part select a plane or planar surface and click insert mirror part.