How To Get Solidworks Sheet Metal

We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.

How to get solidworks sheet metal. We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. Whether you have just started using solidwo. Under sheet metal parameters. You can follow step 1 and step 2 and result is shown in figure below.

Or in either the featuremanager or the cut list right click the flat pattern. There are three ways to flatten sheet metal in solidworks. Click on the sheet. Using sheet metal tools.

Click convert to sheet metal. Solidworks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create complex sheet metal designs. First create a new part. Forming tools are parts that act as dies that bend stretch or otherwise form sheet metal to create form features such as louvers lances flanges and ribs.

Or in the cut list right click the body and click flatten. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. In the featuremanager design tree select the part and click flatten in the sheet metal toolbar.

Enter a default inside radius for the bends. Then you can go to command manager or insert menu and select edge flange from sheetmetal side drop down menu. Enter the material thickness you want. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Then select edge for creating edge flange on it. For showing solidworks edge flange application we are going to create new base flange sheet metal part.

Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Using forming tools with sheet metal.