Enable Sheet Metal Solidworks

Create a sketch on a plane or planar face that meets the sheet metal tab requirements.

Enable sheet metal solidworks.

The tab s depth and direction are automatically set to match the parameters of the base flange feature. On the model select a linear edge on an end face of a cylindrical or conical face or select a planar face for fixed face or edge. In the featuremanager design tree right click sheet metal and click edit feature. The next parameter is very important.

Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. Provide feedback on this topic solidworks welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation accuracy and thoroughness of the documentation. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch.

The tab is added to the sheet metal part. Search sheet metal tab in the solidworks knowledge base. The tab is added to the sheet metal part. On the inside metal is compressed while on the outside it expands.

When metal is bent it deforms. You can design a sheet metal part on its own without any references to the parts it will enclose you can design the part in the context of an assembly that contains the enclosed components or you can design the part within another part document in a multibody environment. In sheet metal parameters enter 2 mm for t1 which represents the sheet metal thickness and 2 mm in the next field for the radius. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.

Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components. Search sheet metal toolbar in the solidworks knowledge base. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. The tab s depth and direction are automatically set to match the parameters of the base flange feature.

First create a new part. Click base flange tab on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal base flange. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial. Click base flange tab on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal base flange.