Drawing Sheet Metal Parts In Solidworks

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.

Drawing sheet metal parts in solidworks.

From the view palette drag the flat pattern. You might also like. Adding walls to sheet metal parts. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part.

Solidworks sheet metal drawing tutorial bend line flat pattern unfolded bend table punch table. To show bend lines in flat patterns do one of the following. Drawings of sheet metal parts when you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing.

When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. To create a drawing of a flat pattern. In the featuremanager design tree expand flat pattern and flat pattern n.

There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. You can sketch an ellipse and a create sheet metal part that has elliptical bends. Select a format or click ok to use the default format. Click view hide show sketches.

This tutorial show how to create production drawing for. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet. Multibody sheet metal parts can consist of multiple sheet metal bodies or a combination of sheet metal and other bodies such as weldment bodies. Each body has its own sheet metal and material definition flat pattern and custom properties.

Multibody sheet metal parts. With a part assembly or drawing open click tools options document properties sheet metal.