Dimensioning Sheet Metal Parts Solidworks

Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part.

Dimensioning sheet metal parts solidworks.

You can create a configuration in a sheet metal part that shows the flattened part. How to mirror parts. Add a dimension to set the depth of your profile in this case 10mm. Sheet metal gauge bend table.

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

Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks. Check override default parameters if you wish to adjust. Russell everard 1 aug 2017 06 30 pm.

Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. 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. To create a drawing of a flat pattern. Sheet metal gauge bend tables store properties for a designated material.

Please subscribe our channel for mo. 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. Creating drawings of flat patterns. Select your sketch in the feature tree then in the command manager select the base flange function from the sheet metal tab.

Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet. Search drawings of sheet metal parts in the solidworks knowledge base. Sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing.