How To Make Sheet Metal Parts In Solidworks

Click on the sheet.

How to make sheet metal parts in solidworks.

Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. Dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks step 1. First create a new part.

Select your sketch in the feature tree then in the command manager select the base flange. When bending sheet metal you may want to create sharp bends instead of round bends. 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. Use line sketch and connected open end of this sketch and make it close both end.

See attachment sheet metal and sheet metal1. I notice that in every part my parts are with 2 options in sheet metal. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1. Set offset distance as 0 1in.

Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. Is there any chance for me to make this feature only 1. Click offset entities and click l sketch. Sketch out your profile make sure your sketch is fully defined and that straight entities are tangent to arcs.

Click front plane and click on sketch. Use line sketch l shape. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. To create a sheet metal part with sharp bends.