Start Sheet Metal Part Solidworks

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends.

Start sheet metal part solidworks.

Create the solid part. For more information about solid. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal.

You do not have to dimension the part. To create a sheet metal part with sharp bends. To create a sheet metal part from the flattened state. To bend the sheet metal part sketch.

Method 1 base flange. You can sketch an ellipse and a create sheet metal part that has elliptical bends. The fixed face remains in. First you do a sketch and then define the sheet metal options like thickness and default bend radius.

Select the fixed face on the model. The convert to sheet metal command lets you specify the thickness bends and rips necessary to convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. In the propertymanager under bend parameters. Converting to sheet metal or building up from a base.

You might also like. Converting an imported part to a sheet metal part you can convert any imported sheet metal type part to a solidworks sheet metal part. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part. However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal.

Open a new part. Select use gauge table. Create a sketch as shown. Adding walls to sheet metal parts.

Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Create a base flange by clicking base flange tab or insert sheet metal base flange. When it comes to creating a sheet metal part in solidworks you have two choices for the first step. The sheet metal features appear.

When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. Drawings of sheet metal parts. In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal.

Using rip sketches with convert to sheet metal.