How To Start A Sheet Metal Part In Solidworks

Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks.

There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. 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. Solidworks 3d allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process saving you time and development costs thanks to specific sheet metal features. Under sheet metal parameters.

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. Then you can go to command manager or insert menu and select edge flange from sheetmetal side drop down menu.

How to convert 3d part into sheet metal in solidworks with the help of convert to sheet metal tools. Select the fixed face on the model. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part. The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened.

You can follow step 1 and step 2 and result is shown in figure below. The sheet metal specific features make it easier and faster to create a sheet metal part than designing a part then converting it to sheet metal. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features. The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box. In the propertymanager under bend parameters. Solidworks includes sheet metal specific features so you can create a part as sheet metal without having to convert it to sheet metal.