How To Activate Sheet Metal In Solidworks

Solidworks sheet metal tutorial.

How to activate sheet metal in solidworks.

Insert bends allows you to convert a shelled part to a sheet metal part. Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch. You can create sheet metal gussets with specific indents that go across bends. Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components.

The depth of a tab feature is automatically set to the thickness of the sheet metal part. You can design a sheet metal part on its own without any references to the parts it will enclose you can design the part in the context of an assembly that contains the enclosed components or you can design the part within another part document in a multibody environment. Screen updates like once in a second even if i have empty part. First create a new part.

In this tutorial video we will learn how to create a bracket with the help of sheet metal commands like base flange sketched bend and sheet metal gusset. Once i activate some other tab features sketch weldments solid works goes back to normal. Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design. When i try to work with sheet metal parts and activate the sheet metal tab the solidworks starts to jerk and work slowly.

Adding sheet metal gussets.