Enable Sheet Metal Solidworks

Click on the sheet metal.

Enable sheet metal solidworks.

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. Provide feedback on this topic solidworks welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation accuracy and thoroughness of the documentation. First create a new part. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.

The next parameter is very important. We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. 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. 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.

Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. The tab s depth and direction are automatically set to match the parameters of the base flange feature. 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. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design.

Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. Search sheet metal toolbar in the solidworks knowledge base. 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. When metal is bent it deforms. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial. In the featuremanager design tree right click sheet metal and click edit feature.

On the inside metal is compressed while on the outside it expands. The tab s depth and direction are automatically set to match the parameters of the base flange feature. Search sheet metal tab in the solidworks knowledge base. Click base flange tab on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal base flange.