Tutorial - Simple sheet metal part in SolidWorks?

Sudhir Gill

3 Feb, 2012 04:47 PM

Here is the Tutorial.

1. Step 1:

   Start Solidworks in part mode.
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Top Plane>>Sketch.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Make a rectangle.
   

   

4. Step 4:

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

   

5. Step 5:

   Keep the default settings and click OK.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   The base of the sheetmetal part has been generated.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Choose Edge flange in sheetmetal tab.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Choose the right face lower edge.
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Enter a height of 70mm in Property manager.
   

   

10. Step 10:

    Click OK and we have the wall created.
    

    

11. Step 11:

    Repeat the same step for the other edges also.
    

    

12. Step 12:

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

    

13. Step 13:

    Enter an height of 150mm and Click OK.
    

    

14. Step 14:

    Open Design Library.
    

    

15. Step 15:

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

    

16. Step 16:

    Drag the lower to the top surface of the part.
    

    

17. Step 17:

    Position it by assigning some dimensions.
    

    

18. Step 18:

    Click OK and we have the forming feature created.
    

    

19. Step 19:

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

    

20. Step 20:

    Click OK.
    

    

21. Step 21:

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