Dimensioning Sheet Metal Parts Solidworks

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Dimensioning sheet metal parts solidworks.

Creating drawings of flat patterns. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part. Sheet metal options vary depending on whether you are working with a part assembly or drawing. In this tutorial video we will learn how to sketch sheet metal drawings in solidworks with the help of sheet metal tools.

Please subscribe our channel for mo. From the view palette drag the flat pattern. Add a dimension to set the depth of your profile in this case 10mm. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks.

Select your sketch in the feature tree then in the command manager select the base flange function from the sheet metal tab. You can design a sheet metal part on its own without any references to the parts it will enclose you can design the part in the context of an assembly that contains the enclosed components or you can design the part within another part document in a multibody environment. Search drawings of sheet metal parts in the solidworks knowledge base. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing.

Russell everard 1 aug 2017 06 30 pm. How to mirror parts. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part. Select a format or click ok to use the default format.

You can create a configuration in a sheet metal part that shows the flattened part. Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components. Check override default parameters if you wish to adjust. Sheet metal gauge bend tables store properties for a designated material.

To create a drawing of a flat pattern. The sheet metal tool allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process all helping to save time and development costs. Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet.