Search sheet metal templates in the solidworks knowledge base.
Solidworks sheet metal template.
The sheet metal template contains the procedures you or your sheet metal manufacturing supplier use to manufacture the part.
You can create new sheet metal templates for use with the costing tool.
You can create custom templates.
Let s explore how easy it is to create sheet metal parts in solidworks without compromising manufacturability.
Solidworks provides templates for parts assemblies and a variety of drawing styles.
Search sheet metal task pane in the solidworks knowledge base.
Costingmanager for sheet metal parts.
The template can include customized information such as material cost and thicknesses cost of manufacturing operations and manufacturing setup costs.
The template can include customized information such as material cost and thicknesses cost of manufacturing operations and manufacturing setup costs.
How to efficiently model sheet metal.
Custom operations for sheet metal parts.
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.
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In the costing template editor click new.
In the sheet metal costing task pane under costing template click launch template editor.
Opens the costing template editor for creating or editing costing templates.
Sets an existing machining template.
Sets an existing sheet metal template.
In a sheet metal part click costing tools toolbar or the evaluate tab on the commandmanager or tools solidworks applications costing.
You can create custom operations to apply additional costs to sheet metal parts.