Start Sheet Metal Part Solidworks

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

Start sheet metal part solidworks.

Russell everard 1 aug 2017 06 30 pm a step by step guide on how to create the shade holder part in the lamp model shown keeping cut outs in curved surfaces straight and true for a genuine flat pattern. 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. When it comes to creating a sheet metal part in solidworks you have two choices for the first step. Under sheet metal parameters.

Sheet metal parts are made with a constant thickness. Adding walls to sheet metal parts. Sketch out your profile. The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. Drawings of sheet metal parts. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal.

They start out as one flat sheet and then are cut and bent to make the final product. Select the fixed face on the model. Method 1 base flange. You can sketch an ellipse and a create sheet metal part that has elliptical bends.

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. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Converting to sheet metal or building up from a base.

When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks. Solidworks includes sheet metal specific features so you can create a part as sheet metal without having to convert it to sheet metal. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part.

In the propertymanager under bend parameters.