Drawing Sheet Metal Parts In Solidworks

You can create a configuration in a sheet metal part that shows the flattened part.

Drawing sheet metal parts in solidworks.

There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. In this tutorial video we will learn how to create a bracket with the help of sheet metal commands like base flange sketched bend and sheet metal gusset. 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. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet.

Sheet metal gauge bend tables store properties for a designated material. Sheet metal gauge bend table. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part. Creating sheet metal flat pattern configurations.

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. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing. From the view palette drag the flat pattern to the drawing sheet. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part.

Solidworks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create complex sheet metal designs. Multibody sheet metal parts can consist of multiple sheet metal bodies or a combination of sheet metal and other bodies such as weldment bodies. When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. Select a format or click ok to use the default format.

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