Start Sheet Metal Part Solidworks

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.

Start sheet metal part solidworks.

Select the fixed face on the model. You can sketch an ellipse and a create sheet metal part that has elliptical bends. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks.

When it comes to creating a sheet metal part in solidworks you have two choices for the first step. Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal.

Sheet metal parts are made with a constant thickness. Solidworks includes sheet metal specific features so you can create a part as sheet metal without having to convert it to sheet metal. In the propertymanager under bend parameters. 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.

Drawings of sheet metal parts. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part. When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. Adding walls to sheet metal parts.

Sketch out your profile. The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

Under sheet metal parameters. You might also like. They start out as one flat sheet and then are cut and bent to make the final product. 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.