Solidworks Sheet Metal Drawings

Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part.

Solidworks sheet metal drawings.

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. Using forming tools with sheet metal. Solidworks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create complex sheet metal designs. The base flange feature is created from a sketch.

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When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. From the view palette drag the flat pattern. With a part assembly or drawing open click tools options document properties sheet metal. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet.

In the featuremanager design tree expand flat pattern and flat pattern n. Using sheet metal bend parameters. Solidworks sheet metal drawing tutorial bend line flat pattern unfolded bend table punch table. To create a drawing of a flat pattern.

This tutorial show how to create production drawing for. Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. Forming tools are parts that act as dies that bend stretch or otherwise form sheet metal to create form features such as louvers lances flanges and ribs. When you add a base flange feature to a solidworks part the part is marked as a sheet metal part.

Bends are added wherever appropriate and sheet metal specific features are added to the feature manager design tree. Select a format or click ok to use the default format. Right click bend lines and click show. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing.

To show bend lines in flat patterns do one of the following. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.