Extruded Sheet Metal In Solidworks

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.

Extruded sheet metal in solidworks.

We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. This is available only when sheet metal features are present in the featuremanager design tree. Click front plane and click on sketch.

Under sheet metal parameters. Solidworks 3d allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process saving you time and development costs thanks to specific sheet metal features. 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. Sketch a closed profile across the flattened bend and extrude the cut through all.

Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Search cutting across sheet metal bends in the solidworks knowledge base. To restore the part to the bent state click fold or insert sheet metal. In an existing sheet metal part click unfold or insert sheet metal.

If the depth of the original extrusion changes the new one changes to match it. Adds draft to the extruded feature. The selected bend only is unfolded. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.

The link to thickness option is useful in sheet metal parts because the part must be of uniform thickness. You might also like. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange sheet metal gusset extruded cut fillet mirror linear pattern sheet metal forming.