Creating Sheet Metal Parts In Solidworks

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Creating sheet metal parts in solidworks.

If creating a sheet metal part with one or more conical faces you must select k factor as the type of bend allowance. The arc can also be tangent to a line. Single open contours can be used for extrudes revolves sections paths guides and sheet metal. Alternatively you can add your part to a drawing you will find that you can select the flat pattern in the configurations drop down then add any information like grade of steel and quantity and save as a dxf.

Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. Insert one or more sheet metal weldment or other bodies into an existing sheet metal part. To create a drawing of a flat pattern. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part.

Solidworks has a great feature if you right click on any flat surface and select export to dxf dwg you can save the flat pattern to be imported into cam nesting software for cnc cutting. The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Select use gauge table.

Create the solid part. To create a sheet metal part with cylindrical faces. In the propertymanager under bend parameters. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet. Split a single sheet metal part into multiple bodies. In select table select a gauge table to use or click browse and browse to a gauge table.

Create new bodies in an existing sheet metal part using base flange convert to sheet metal insert bends and lofted bend commands. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box. Sketch an open contour arc.

To create a multibody sheet metal part.