Extruded Sheet Metal In Solidworks

Solidworks 2013 api changes.

Extruded sheet metal in solidworks.

Open the immediate window. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. Go to sheet metal and click edge flange from the sheet metal tab. Use the thin feature options to control the extrude thickness not the depth.

Sketches a circle on the selected face. Select use gauge table. In the graphics area. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.

Solidworks sheet metal tutorial. Opens the sheet metal part. Go to sheet metal and click insert bends from the sheet metal tab click on the bottom face for the sheet metal make an edge flange using solidworks. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch.

To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. Create the solid part. In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table.

Extruding thin features thin feature is required when using an open contour sketch. At this stage you can now shape you profile using the extruded cut feature. The unfold propertymanager appears. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks.

Question asked by brent racine on jul 15 2010 latest reply on jul 15. Russell everard 1 aug 2017 06 30 pm. In an existing sheet metal part click unfold or insert sheet metal unfold. Creates cut extrude2 which is an optimized normal cut extrude.

Verify that the sheet metal part to open exists. A thin feature base can be used as a basis for a sheet metal part. Select a face as the fixed face. One of the parts is bent from 1 inch plate which makes me want to model it as sheet metal.