How To Draw Sheet Metal Solidworks

When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created.

How to draw sheet metal solidworks. Draw a circle on the left side of the centreline. Select a format or click ok to use the default format. By choosing bend table or bend calculation an excel document can be used. Select the sketch and click ok.

First create a new part. Create a 2d sketch on the new sheet metal surface. To create a drawing of a flat pattern. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part.

Right click on the face and click on the sketch icon. We will learn base flange edge flange flatten the parts how to save as 2d drawing for autocad use and appearance in solidworks sheet metal. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1. Draw a centreline from the bottom midpoint vertical upwards.

In this tutorial video we will learn how to create a bracket with the help of sheet metal commands like base flange sketched bend and sheet metal gusset. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet. Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing.

Now the base of the sheet metal has been generated. From the view palette drag the flat pattern. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. Now click base flange tab under sheet metal tab.

Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. Sheet metal parameters in the bend allowance section we can select how solidworks determines where the neutral axis is the flat pattern calculation. Right click on the face and click on the sketch icon go to tools sketch entities centre rectangle draw a rectangle vertical with the origin.

By choosing k factor bend allowance or bend deduction from the pull down menu a specific value can be entered. Go to tools sketch entities centreline. Click on the sheet. Create a 2d sketch on the new sheet metal surface.

Under sheet metal tab select sketched bend. Go to tools sketch entities circle. Start solidworks in part mode.