Solidworks 3d allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process saving you time and development costs thanks to specific sheet metal features.
Extruded sheet metal in solidworks.
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In an existing sheet metal part click unfold or insert sheet metal.
We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange sheet metal gusset extruded cut fillet mirror linear pattern sheet metal forming.
There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.
To restore the part to the bent state click fold or insert sheet metal.
Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.
Search cutting across sheet metal bends in the solidworks knowledge base.
If the depth of the original extrusion changes the new one changes to match it.
However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal.
In this tutorials you will learn how to utilize sheetmetal tool such insert bend and flaten.
We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.
Use line sketch l shape dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in.
When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.
Click front plane and click on sketch.
Sketch a closed profile across the flattened bend and extrude the cut through all.
This is available only when sheet metal features are present in the featuremanager design tree.
Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.
We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods.
The selected bend only is unfolded.
Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.