How To Make Sheet Metal Parts In Solidworks

Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part.

How to make sheet metal parts in solidworks.

Click on the sheet. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks step 1.

Set offset distance as 0 1in. See attachment sheet metal and sheet metal1. First create a new part. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal.

When bending sheet metal you may want to create sharp bends instead of round bends. Sketch out your profile make sure your sketch is fully defined and that straight entities are tangent to arcs. Use line sketch and connected open end of this sketch and make it close both end. Select your sketch in the feature tree then in the command manager select the base flange.

Because if i put a k factor in the part it is okay in sheet metal but in sheet metal1 it s overwriting the existing value and sometimes when i have an old part with. Is there any chance for me to make this feature only 1. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. To create a sheet metal part with sharp bends.

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. Click front plane and click on sketch. Use line sketch l shape. Click features extruded boss base set d1 to 0 5in and ok.