Make Sheet Metal Part Solidworks

To create an opposite hand version of a sheet metal part.

Make sheet metal part solidworks.

Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part. When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. Make sure your sketch is fully defined and that straight entities are tangent to arcs. A new part opens.

Create a sketch as shown. You can sketch an ellipse and a create sheet metal part that has elliptical bends. Sketch out your profile. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.

Use line sketch l shape dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in. In the propertymanager under bend parameters. Click on the sheet. Drawings of sheet metal parts.

Click front plane and click on sketch. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1. Select use gauge table. The sheet metal features appear.

Create the solid part. In a sheet metal part select a plane or planar surface and click insert mirror part. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design.

To create a sheet metal part from the flattened state. Now you have your basic profile in sheet metal form. Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. The fixed face remains in place.

To create a sheet metal part with sharp bends. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. You do not have to dimension the part.

In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. Adding walls to sheet metal parts. In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table.

Create a base flange by clicking base flange tab or insert sheet metal base flange. Open a new part. Select the fixed face on the model. You can use mirror part to create a part that is an opposite hand version an existing sheet metal part.