Creating Sheet Metal Parts In Solidworks

If creating a sheet metal part with one or more conical faces you must select k factor as the type of bend allowance.

Creating sheet metal parts in solidworks.

Alternatively you can add your part to a drawing you will find that you can select the flat pattern in the configurations drop down then add any information like grade of steel and quantity and save as a dxf. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. In the propertymanager under bend parameters. To create a multibody sheet metal part.

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. To create a drawing of a flat pattern. However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal. Select a format or click ok to use the default format.

The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box. Single open contours can be used for extrudes revolves sections paths guides and sheet metal. Create new bodies in an existing sheet metal part using base flange convert to sheet metal insert bends and lofted bend commands. Insert one or more sheet metal weldment or other bodies into an existing sheet metal part.

Create the solid part. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. The arc can also be tangent to a line. In select table select a gauge table to use or click browse and browse to a gauge table.

Sketch an open contour arc. Select use gauge table. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part.

Select the fixed face on the model. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. Split a single sheet metal part into multiple bodies. If you selected k factor bend allowance or bend deduction enter a value.

The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened.