Extruded Sheet Metal In Solidworks

Creates cut extrude2 which is an optimized normal cut extrude.

Extruded sheet metal in solidworks. Verify that the sheet metal part to open exists. In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table. At this stage you can now shape you profile using the extruded cut feature. Sketches a circle on the selected face.

The unfold propertymanager appears. First create a new part. Russell everard 1 aug 2017 06 30 pm. Go to sheet metal and click edge flange from the sheet metal tab.

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. In an existing sheet metal part click unfold or insert sheet metal unfold. In the graphics area. Question asked by brent racine on jul 15 2010 latest reply on jul 15.

Solidworks sheet metal tutorial. Select a face as the fixed face. Use the thin feature options to control the extrude thickness not the depth. Create the solid part.

Extruding thin features thin feature is required when using an open contour sketch. Opens the sheet metal part. How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch.

Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Click on the sheet metal. Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal. Solidworks 2013 api changes.

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. Select use gauge table. Open the immediate window. One of the parts is bent from 1 inch plate which makes me want to model it as sheet metal.