How To Open Sheet Metal In Solidworks 2015

Go to file and save sheet metal flange for future application of other solidworks sheet metal feature tools.

How to open sheet metal in solidworks 2015.

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. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks let s connect. Follow the above steps up to 2 sketch section of base flange.

To do this we simply need to right click any tab on the commandmanager and select sheet metal from the drop down menu. Click on the sheet metal. Solidworks sheet metal tutorial. 3 replies randal swearingen sep 22 2015 1 09 pm.

To begin we first want to turn on the sheet metal tab on the commandmanager. The sketch must be on a plane or planar face that is perpendicular to the direction of thickness of the sheet metal part. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features. Search sheet metal toolbar in the solidworks knowledge base.

Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. Attached is the file i need to convert to sheet metal. First create a new part. The sketch can be a single closed multiple closed or multiple enclosed profile.

Last modified on sep 22 2015 12 22 pm. Knitted together all of your. Solidworks 2015 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch.

Single open sketch profile line. The illustration shows a single tab feature that adds two tabs to the sheet metal part. Draw the line sketch profile as shown in the above figure and apply all dimensions using the smart dimension tool.