How To Make Sheet Metal Parts In Solidworks

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends.

How to make sheet metal parts in solidworks.

Select your sketch in the feature tree then in the command manager select the base flange. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part. Set offset distance as 0 1in. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal.

Click on the sheet. Use line sketch and connected open end of this sketch and make it close both end. Dimension sketch with smart dimension as 1in x 1in. Click front plane and click on sketch.

Click features extruded boss base set d1 to 0 5in and ok. 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. I notice that in every part my parts are with 2 options in sheet metal. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1.

To create a sheet metal part with sharp bends. First create a new part. See attachment sheet metal and sheet metal1. When bending sheet metal you may want to create sharp bends instead of round bends.

Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. Sketch out your profile make sure your sketch is fully defined and that straight entities are tangent to arcs. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks step 1. Click offset entities and click l sketch.