Last modified on sep 22 2015 12 22 pm.
How to open sheet metal in solidworks 2015.
Follow the above steps up to 2 sketch section of base flange.
The illustration shows a single tab feature that adds two tabs to the sheet metal part.
3 replies randal swearingen sep 22 2015 1 09 pm.
Go to file and save sheet metal flange for future application of other solidworks sheet metal feature tools.
Solidworks 2015 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead.
Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design.
Solidworks sheet metal tutorial.
The sketch must be on a plane or planar face that is perpendicular to the direction of thickness of the sheet metal part.
Single open sketch profile line.
Then exit the.
First create a new part.
Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal.
To do this we simply need to right click any tab on the commandmanager and select sheet metal from the drop down menu.
Search sheet metal toolbar in the solidworks knowledge base.
Imported a step file saved it as a part file now want to convert to sheet metal the step file had rad corners already how should i convert to sheet metal.
How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks let s connect.
Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch.
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We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.
The sheet metal toolbar provides tools for creating and using sheet metal parts.
The sketch can be a single closed multiple closed or multiple enclosed profile.
Attached is the file i need to convert to sheet metal.
Draw the line sketch profile as shown in the above figure and apply all dimensions using the smart dimension tool.