How To Create A Sheet Metal Part In Solidworks

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

How to create a sheet metal part in solidworks.

First create a new part. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial. Open a new part. Click front plane and click on sketch.

Add a dimension to set the depth of your profile in this case 10mm. How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks let s connect. Click on the sheet metal. Click offset entities and click l sketch.

The fixed face remains in. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. Insert one or more sheet metal weldment or other bodies into an existing sheet metal part. Select your sketch in the feature tree then in the command manager select the base flange function from the sheet metal tab.

Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part. A new part opens. Use line sketch l shape. To create a sheet metal part from the flattened state.

Create a sketch as shown. Click part ok. Select the fixed face on the model. How to create simple sheet metal bend.

Click the green tick. In this case you create a sheet metal part then insert bend lines on which to fold the part. In a sheet metal part select a plane or planar surface and click insert mirror part. Set offset distance as 0 1in.

Check override default parameters if you wish to adjust the thickness of your sheet metal part. Create new bodies in an existing sheet metal part using base flange convert to sheet metal insert bends and lofted bend commands. Use line sketch and. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch.

You can use mirror part to create a part that is an opposite hand version an existing sheet metal part. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. Split a single sheet metal part into multiple bodies. To create a sheet metal part with sharp bends.