How To Wrap Sheet Metal In Solidworks

Using forming tools with sheet metal.

How to wrap sheet metal in solidworks.

Wrapping a decal on sheet metal. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. In the graphics area select the solidworks sketch.

Drag a stock decal from the appearance task pane to a face. Placing a decal on a sheet metal part is similar to any type of part file. Then browse to the decals folder. From here simply drag it onto a face.

However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. The steps are as follows. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.

Forming tools are parts that act as dies that bend stretch or otherwise form sheet metal to create form features such as louvers lances flanges and ribs. Click wrap features toolbar or insert features wrap. Solidworks 3d allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process saving you time and development costs thanks to specific sheet metal features. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.

Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. To do this click on the beach ball from the task pane on the right. You might also like. Under sheet metal parameters.