When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.
Solidworks simple sheet metal part.
The sheetmetal featue in solidworks determines the thickness and bend radius.
The sheet metal tool allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process all helping to save time and development costs.
Let s see how this works solidworks sheet metal tutorial.
Simple sheet metal part 9.
Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.
Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern.
If you cannot find the sheetmetal tool in you main tool menu you can right click on main menu tab and check sheetmetal option.
Look at part tree.
Simple sheet metal part 3.
Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern.
We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features.
L shape sketch creates one bend in the base feature this sheet metal part is centered on the right plane.
12 gauge steel is used for this model.
To view this part in flatten form click sheetmetal flatten.
We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods.
Your simple sheetmetal bend is ready.
You know the basic try model this bracket.
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.
Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.