Extruded Sheet Metal In Solidworks

A thin feature base can be used as a basis for a sheet metal part.

Extruded sheet metal in solidworks.

Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. Creates cut extrude2 which is an optimized normal cut extrude. One of the parts is bent from 1 inch plate which makes me want to model it as sheet metal.

Go to sheet metal and click edge flange from the sheet metal tab. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial. Sketches a circle on the selected face. In an existing sheet metal part click unfold or insert sheet metal unfold.

Solidworks 2013 api changes. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. Verify that the sheet metal part to open exists. Select use gauge table.

Russell everard 1 aug 2017 06 30 pm. Select a face as the fixed face. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. Opens the sheet metal part.

First create a new part. Click on the sheet metal. At this stage you can now shape you profile using the extruded cut feature. In the graphics area.

The unfold propertymanager appears. Use the thin feature options to control the extrude thickness not the depth. When sketching your cut use the mirror entities feature through the origin this will ensure you finish with a symmetrical part because the origin is in the. Extruding thin features thin feature is required when using an open contour sketch.

Go to sheet metal and click insert bends from the sheet metal tab click on the bottom face for the sheet metal make an edge flange using solidworks. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. Question asked by brent racine on jul 15 2010 latest reply on jul 15.