Enable Sheet Metal Solidworks

Under sheet metal gauges select use gauge table and select a table.

Enable sheet metal solidworks.

Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. The next parameter is very important. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal.

Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. First create a new part. Click base flange tab on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal base flange. We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods.

When metal is bent it deforms. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial. Search sheet metal toolbar in the solidworks knowledge base. The tab s depth and direction are automatically set to match the parameters of the base flange feature.

Click on the sheet metal. Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components. Create a sketch on a plane or planar face that meets the sheet metal tab requirements. The tab is added to the sheet metal part.

On the inside metal is compressed while on the outside it expands. In the featuremanager design tree right click sheet metal and click edit feature. 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. Click base flange tab on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal base flange.

Search sheet metal tab in the solidworks knowledge base. Provide feedback on this topic solidworks welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation accuracy and thoroughness of the documentation. 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. The tab is added to the sheet metal part.