How To Work With Sheet Metal In Solidworks

Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch.

How to work with sheet metal in solidworks.

Solidworks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create. Select use gauge table. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part.

Using forming tools with sheet metal. Forming tools are parts that act as dies that bend stretch or otherwise form sheet metal to create form features such as louvers lances flanges and ribs. By choosing k factor bend allowance or bend deduction from the pull down menu a specific value can be entered. Multibody sheet metal parts.

Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1. Create the solid part. By choosing bend table or bend calculation an excel document can be used.

Click on the sheet. That means you need a contour of the sheet metal to be cut known as a flat pattern. Sheet metal parameters in the bend allowance section we can select how solidworks determines where the neutral axis is the flat pattern calculation. Drawing a simple profile and using the base flange tab tool will open up the options that can be used.

Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. First create a new part. A common favorite is sketching out the profile and using the base flange tab tool see figure 2 that is usually located first on the sheet metal ribbon.