The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened.
How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks 2015.
If you clear merge solids a second body that is the mirror of the original is created in the part.
Open the part to be split.
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.
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.
Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components.
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The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box.
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The entire part is mirrored as well as the sheet metal bends.
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.
There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.
Create a sketch to be used to split the part.
The sheet metal specific features make it easier and faster to create a sheet metal part than designing a part then converting it to sheet metal.
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How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks let s connect.
To split a sheet metal part using the split command.
Solidworks includes sheet metal specific features so you can create a part as sheet metal without having to convert it to sheet metal.
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.
Under options click merge solids.
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Select the fixed face on the model.
Select split features toolbar.
In the propertymanager under bend parameters.
Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends.
This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal.
