Sheet Metal Parts In Solidworks

Using forming tools with sheet metal.

Sheet metal parts in solidworks.

Here is a quick solidworks sheet metal tutorial. 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. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. You can sketch an ellipse and a create sheet metal part that has elliptical bends.

Sheet metal gauge bend tables store properties for a designated material. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Solidworks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create complex sheet metal designs.

When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. The sheet metal tool allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process all helping to save time and development costs. Sheet metal teaches you how to build sheet metal parts using solidworks mechanical design automation software. You can create a configuration in a sheet metal part that shows the flattened part.

Creating sheet metal flat pattern configurations. Adding walls to sheet metal parts. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part. Solidworks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create complex sheet metal designs.

Select the fold feature in the sheet metal tab select the same face as when you unfolded your part this is good practice as you might be working with many parts which will need to fit back together once refolded select collect all bends select the green tick you now have your realistic sheet metal without any wonky cuts ready for assembly. Under sheet metal parameters. Multibody sheet metal parts. Each body has its own sheet metal and material definition flat pattern and custom properties.

Building standalone sheet metal parts and converting conventional parts to sheet metal including in assembly context are also covered. Drawings of sheet metal parts. Sheet metal gauge bend table. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

Let s see how this works.