Enable Sheet Metal Solidworks

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Enable sheet metal solidworks.

Click on the sheet metal. Search sheet metal toolbar in the solidworks knowledge base. You can design a sheet metal part on its own without any references to the parts it will enclose you can design the part in the context of an assembly that contains the enclosed components or you can design the part within another part document in a multibody environment. The tab s depth and direction are automatically set to match the parameters of the base flange feature.

When metal is bent it deforms. Create a sketch on a plane or planar face that meets the sheet metal tab requirements. The tab is added to the sheet metal part. On the inside metal is compressed while on the outside it expands.

We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features. Click base flange tab on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal base flange. The tab is added to the sheet metal part. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial.

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. In sheet metal parameters enter 2 mm for t1 which represents the sheet metal thickness and 2 mm in the next field for the radius. In the featuremanager design tree right click sheet metal and click edit feature. Search sheet metal tab in the solidworks knowledge base.

First create a new part. The next parameter is very important. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. On the model select a linear edge on an end face of a cylindrical or conical face or select a planar face for fixed face or edge.

Click base flange tab on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal base flange. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. The tab s depth and direction are automatically set to match the parameters of the base flange feature.