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Tutorial - Simple sheet metal part in SolidWorks?

By Sudhir Gill on 03 Feb 16:42 3 answers 1227 views 3 comments

Tutorial on sheet metal in Solidworks.

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  • Sudhir Gill
    Sudhir Gill over 1 year ago

    Here is the Tutorial.

    1. Step 1

      Start Solidworks in part mode.

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    2. Step 2

      Top Plane>>Sketch.

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    3. Step 3

      Make a rectangle.

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    4. Step 4

      Under Sheetmetal tab choose base flange. This will act as the base of the sheetmetal part.

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    5. Step 5

      Keep the default settings and click OK.

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    6. Step 6

      The base of the sheetmetal part has been generated.

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    7. Step 7

      Choose Edge flange in sheetmetal tab.

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    8. Step 8

      Choose the right face lower edge.

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    9. Step 9

      Enter a height of 70mm in Property manager.

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    10. Step 10

      Click OK and we have the wall created.

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    11. Step 11

      Repeat the same step for the other edges also.

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    12. Step 12

      Again Select the edge flange and select the edge of the middle wall.

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    13. Step 13

      Enter an height of 150mm and Click OK.

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    14. Step 14

      Open Design Library.

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    15. Step 15

      Browse to Forming Tools>>Louvers. If needed right click the forming tools folder and click the forming tool option.

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    16. Step 16

      Drag the lower to the top surface of the part.

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    17. Step 17

      Position it by assigning some dimensions.

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    18. Step 18

      Click OK and we have the forming feature created.

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    19. Step 19

      Choose Edge flange and select the Edge of the bottom surface.

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    20. Step 20

      Click OK.

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    21. Step 21

      Choose Flatten in the Sheetmetal Tab. And we have the sheetmetal body part created.

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  • Sudhir Gill
    Sudhir Gill over 1 year ago

    Here is the Tutorial.

    1. Step 1

      Start Solidworks in part mode.

      Medium

    2. Step 2

      Top Plane>>Sketch.

      Medium

    3. Step 3

      Make a rectangle.

      Medium

    4. Step 4

      Under Sheetmetal tab choose base flange. This will act as the base of the sheetmetal part.

      Medium

    5. Step 5

      Keep the default settings and click OK.

      Medium

    6. Step 6

      The base of the sheetmetal part has been generated.

      Medium

    7. Step 7

      Choose Edge flange in sheetmetal tab.

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    8. Step 8

      Choose the right face lower edge.

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    9. Step 9

      Enter a height of 70mm in Property manager.

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    10. Step 10

      Click OK and we have the wall created.

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    11. Step 11

      Repeat the same step for the other edges also.

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    12. Step 12

      Again Select the edge flange and select the edge of the middle wall.

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    13. Step 13

      Enter an height of 150mm and Click OK.

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    14. Step 14

      Open Design Library.

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    15. Step 15

      Browse to Forming Tools>>Louvers. If needed right click the forming tools folder and click the forming tool option.

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    16. Step 16

      Drag the lower to the top surface of the part.

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    17. Step 17

      Position it by assigning some dimensions.

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    18. Step 18

      Click OK and we have the forming feature created.

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    19. Step 19

      Choose Edge flange and select the Edge of the bottom surface.

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    20. Step 20

      Click OK.

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    21. Step 21

      Choose Flatten in the Sheetmetal Tab. And we have the sheetmetal body part created.

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  • Hamidreza Rastan
    Hamidreza Rastan 10 months ago

    when i want to drag the forming tools,first appear the attention that:do you want drived part????(in 2012)

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