How To Start A Sheet Metal Part In Solidworks

You can follow step 1 and step 2 and result is shown in figure below.

How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks.

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. How to convert 3d part into sheet metal in solidworks with the help of convert to sheet metal tools. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Solidworks includes sheet metal specific features so you can create a part as sheet metal without having to convert it to sheet metal.

There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Then you can go to command manager or insert menu and select edge flange from sheetmetal side drop down menu. Select the fixed face on the model. Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. Under sheet metal parameters. In the propertymanager under bend parameters. 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.

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. How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks let s connect. We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.

The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part. For showing solidworks edge flange application we are going to create new base flange sheet metal part. The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened.