Drawing Sheet Metal Parts In Solidworks

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Drawing sheet metal parts in solidworks. Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components. Solidworks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create complex sheet metal designs. From the view palette drag the flat pattern to the drawing sheet. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing.

Creating sheet metal flat pattern configurations. 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. Sheet metal gauge bend table. 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.

Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet. When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. You can create a configuration in a sheet metal part that shows the flattened part. Multibody sheet metal parts can consist of multiple sheet metal bodies or a combination of sheet metal and other bodies such as weldment bodies.

Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part. Select a format or click ok to use the default format. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part.

You can adjust the size of the drawing view under scale by selecting use custom scale and typing a value.