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How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks 2015.
Open the part to be split.
The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened.
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.
Select split features toolbar.
Select a body as the bodies to mirror.
Create a sketch to be used to split the part.
Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends.
Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature 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.
Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components.
There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.
This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal.
In the propertymanager select a plane of symmetry or a planar face as the mirror face plane use select other from the shortcut menu if necessary.
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.
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To split a sheet metal part using the split command.
Solidworks 2015 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead.
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Select the fixed face on the model.
Under options click merge solids.
Episode 4 1 creating a sheet metal part this video demonstrates how to create a basic sheetmetal part and add flanges to it using the edge flange tool.
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If you clear merge solids a second body that is the mirror of the original is created in the part.
How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks let s connect.
In the propertymanager under bend parameters.
The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box.
