Creating Sheet Metal Parts In Solidworks

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends.

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. Create the solid part. 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. To create a sheet metal part with cylindrical faces.

Select use gauge table. Insert one or more sheet metal weldment or other bodies into an existing sheet metal part. Split a single sheet metal part into multiple bodies. Solidworks has a great feature if you right click on any flat surface and select export to dxf dwg you can save the flat pattern to be imported into cam nesting software for cnc cutting.

To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. In select table select a gauge table to use or click browse and browse to a gauge table. Single open contours can be used for extrudes revolves sections paths guides and sheet metal. The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened.

To create a drawing of a flat pattern. Select the fixed face on the model. 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.

The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box. To create a multibody sheet metal part. Create new bodies in an existing sheet metal part using base flange convert to sheet metal insert bends and lofted bend commands. The arc can also be tangent to a line.

Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet. Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. Select a format or click ok to use the default format. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part.

In the propertymanager under bend parameters.