Drawing Sheet Metal Parts In Solidworks

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.

Drawing sheet metal parts in solidworks.

Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part. You might also like. Creating sheet metal flat pattern configurations. Sheet metal gauge bend table.

Multibody sheet metal parts can consist of multiple sheet metal bodies or a combination of sheet metal and other bodies such as weldment bodies. You can create a configuration in a sheet metal part that shows the flattened part. Search exporting sheet metal parts to dxf or dwg files in the solidworks knowledge base. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing.

Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. From the view palette drag the flat pattern to the drawing sheet. You can adjust the size of the drawing view under scale by selecting use custom scale and typing a value.

Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. 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. Sheet metal gauge bend tables store properties for a designated material.

When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. 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.