Extruded Sheet Metal In Solidworks

Extruding thin features thin feature is required when using an open contour sketch.

Extruded sheet metal in solidworks.

Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Click on the sheet metal. Create the solid part. Question asked by brent racine on jul 15 2010 latest reply on jul 15.

Solidworks sheet metal tutorial. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. Creates cut extrude2 which is an optimized normal cut extrude. Open the immediate window.

Use the thin feature options to control the extrude thickness not the depth. In the graphics area. Solidworks 2013 api changes. Opens the sheet metal part.

One of the parts is bent from 1 inch plate which makes me want to model it as sheet metal. In an existing sheet metal part click unfold or insert sheet metal unfold. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks. Russell everard 1 aug 2017 06 30 pm.

Select a face as the fixed face. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. Go to sheet metal and click edge flange from the sheet metal tab. Select use gauge table.

When sketching your cut use the mirror entities feature through the origin this will ensure you finish with a symmetrical part because the origin is in the. Sketches a circle on the selected face. At this stage you can now shape you profile using the extruded cut feature. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal.

A thin feature base can be used as a basis for a sheet metal part. The unfold propertymanager appears. In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table. Verify that the sheet metal part to open exists.