Solidworks Sheet Metal Settings

In the propertymanager under bend parameters.

Solidworks sheet metal settings.

The solidworks software includes some sample forming tool parts to get you started. Use sheet metal parameters from material. Select the fixed face on the model. They are stored in.

It is located in c program files solidworks corp solidworks lang english sheet metal gauge tables. Override bend allowance parameters. The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box. Custom operations for sheet metal parts.

Set the input values for determining the cost of manufacturing a sheet metal part from the costing task pane. The following options let you control the default behavior for newly created sheet metal bodies whether sheet metal definitions follow the sheet metal folder settings or not. 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. When selected these options override the sheet metal folder parameters.

Use the costingmanager on the left side of the solidworks software window to see how the costing tool categorizes each operation required for manufacturing the part. Costingmanager for sheet metal parts. In the individual sheet metal body propertymanagers the corresponding override default parameters check boxes are selected. Properly formatting the list of gauges is important.

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. When all options are cleared all individual body sheet metal parameters are driven by the settings in the sheet metal folder. Install dir documents and settings all users application data solidworks solidworks version design library forming tools. Sheet metal task pane.

Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components. Both can be found in a nearby folder. When you assign a custom material to a sheet metal part you can link the sheet metal parameters to the material. Sheet metal parts display the sheet metal feature in the featuremanager design tree.

Type the bend radius. Override auto relief parameters. To control verification on rebuild for large assembly settings click tools options system options assemblies and under large assembly settings select or clear disable verification on rebuild. Suppresses warning messages for certain sheet metal part.

It must be done from thinnest to largest and there can.