Solidworks Sheet Metal Drawings

Multibody sheet metal parts.

Solidworks sheet metal drawings.

The base flange feature is created from a sketch. Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. Using sheet metal bend parameters. To show bend lines in flat patterns do one of the following.

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. Bends are added wherever appropriate and sheet metal specific features are added to the feature manager design tree. Solidworks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create complex sheet metal designs. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part.

Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet. Right click bend lines and click show. Select a format or click ok to use the default format. Solidworks sheet metal drawing tutorial bend line flat pattern unfolded bend table punch table.

Drawings of sheet metal parts. You might also like. Please subscribe our channel for more. To create a drawing of a flat pattern.

In the featuremanager design tree expand flat pattern and flat pattern n. With a part assembly or drawing open click tools options document properties sheet metal. When you add a base flange feature to a solidworks part the part is marked as a sheet metal part. Using forming tools with sheet metal.

From the view palette drag the flat pattern. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Click view hide show sketches. A base flange is the first feature in a new sheet metal part.

You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing. 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.