Enable Sheet Metal Solidworks

Click base flange tab on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal base flange.

Enable sheet metal solidworks.

The tab s depth and direction are automatically set to match the parameters of the base flange feature. We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. Search sheet metal toolbar in the solidworks knowledge base. In the featuremanager design tree right click sheet metal and click edit feature.

The next parameter is very important. Click on the sheet metal. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial. Under sheet metal gauges select use gauge table and select a table.

Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. First create a new part. 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. On the inside metal is compressed while on the outside it expands.

When metal is bent it deforms. Search sheet metal tab in the solidworks knowledge base. Solidworks 3d allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process saving you time and development costs thanks to specific sheet metal features. Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components.

Click base flange tab on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal base flange. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. The tab is added to the sheet metal part. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.

Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. The tab is added to the sheet metal part. Create a sketch on a plane or planar face that meets the sheet metal tab requirements. 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.