How To Open Sheet Metal In Solidworks 2015

To do this we simply need to right click any tab on the commandmanager and select sheet metal from the drop down menu.

How to open sheet metal in solidworks 2015.

To begin we first want to turn on the sheet metal tab on the commandmanager. Follow the above steps up to 2 sketch section of base flange. Draw the line sketch profile as shown in the above figure and apply all dimensions using the smart dimension tool. The sketch must be on a plane or planar face that is perpendicular to the direction of thickness of the sheet metal part.

First create a new part. Solidworks 2015 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead. 3 replies randal swearingen sep 22 2015 1 09 pm. Single open sketch profile line.

Last modified on sep 22 2015 12 22 pm. The sketch can be a single closed multiple closed or multiple enclosed profile. You can edit the sketch. The sheet metal toolbar provides tools for creating and using sheet metal parts.

Imported a step file saved it as a part file now want to convert to sheet metal the step file had rad corners already how should i convert to sheet metal. Knitted together all of your. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. Attached is the file i need to convert to sheet metal.

How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks let s connect. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features. Then exit the. The illustration shows a single tab feature that adds two tabs to the sheet metal part.

Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. Search sheet metal toolbar in the solidworks knowledge base. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial.