How To Create A Sheet Metal Part In Solidworks

Insert one or more sheet metal weldment or other bodies into an existing sheet metal part.

How to create a sheet metal part in solidworks.

In a sheet metal part select a plane or planar surface and click insert mirror part. Add a dimension to set the depth of your profile in this case 10mm. How to create simple sheet metal bend. Select your sketch in the feature tree then in the command manager select the base flange function from the sheet metal tab.

Use line sketch l shape. In this case you create a sheet metal part then insert bend lines on which to fold the part. The fixed face remains in. Click the green tick.

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. Create new bodies in an existing sheet metal part using base flange convert to sheet metal insert bends and lofted bend commands. Check override default parameters if you wish to adjust the thickness of your sheet metal part. Click on the sheet metal.

To create an opposite hand version of a sheet metal part. To create a sheet metal part from the flattened state. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. In the propertymanager under bend parameters.

You can use mirror part to create a part that is an opposite hand version an existing sheet metal part. Set offset distance as 0 1in. Open a new part. Use line sketch and.

Click part ok. First create a new part. A new part opens. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design.

Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part. Split a single sheet metal part into multiple bodies. How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks let s connect. To create a sheet metal part with sharp bends.

Click offset entities and click l sketch. Dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in. Click front plane and click on sketch. Create a sketch as shown.