SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal Training

Prerequisite(s)

SolidWorks Essentials or equivalent experience.

Length

2 Days

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Description

Learn how to build standalone sheet metal parts, convert parts to sheet metal, and create parts in the context of an assembly.

Completing this course will help you:

Course outline

  • What are Sheet Metal Parts?
  • Sheet Metal Methods
  • Unique Sheet Metal Items
  • Flange Method
  • Base Flange/Tab
  • Sheet Metal Parameters
  • Editing Sheet Metal Parameters
  • Sheet Metal Bend Features
  • Edge Flanges
  • Edge Flanges on Curved Edges
  • Cuts in Sheet Metal
  • Exercise l: Sheet Metal Bracket
  • Exercise 2: Flange Features
  • Exercise 3: Edit Flange Profile
  • Exercise 4: Sheet Metal Box
  • Exercise 5: Assorted Framing Hangers
  • Working with the Flat Pattern
  • Flat Pattern Settings
  • Corner Trim Features
  • Producing the Flat Pattern
  • Drawing Document Properties
  • Sheet Metal Tables
  • Exporting the Flat Pattern
  • Exercise 6: Flat Pattern Settings
  • Exercise 7: Working with Corners
  • Additional Sheet Metal Methods
  • Designing from the Flat
  • Sketched Bend Feature
  • Jog Feature
  • Unfold and Fold
  • Swept Flange
  • Lofted Bends
  • Lofted Bends in the Design Library
  • Exercise 8: Sheet Metal from Flat
  • Exercise 9: Jogs and Hems
  • Exercise 10: Fold and Unfold
  • Exercise 11: Conical Swept Flange
  • Exercise 12: Lofted Bends
  • Exercise 13: Using Symmetry
  • Sheet Metal Conversion
  • Imported Geometry to Sheet Metal
  • Adding Rips
  • Insert Bends
  • Converting Cones and Cylinders
  • Convert to Sheet Metal
  • Exercise 14: Importing and Converting
  • Exercise 15: Unrolling a Cylinder
  • Exercise 16: Converting to Sheet Metal Practice
  • Exercise 17: Convert with Rips
  • Exercise 18: Sheet Metal Hopper
  • Multibody Sheet Metal Parts
  • Multi bodies with Base Flange
  • Sheet Metal Parameters for Multi bodies
  • Cut List Item Properties for Multibodies
  • Flat Pattern Drawing Views for Multibodies
  • Cut List Balloon Annotations
  • Exporting to DXF/DWGs with Multibodies
  • Convert with Multibodies
  • Hiding and Showing Bodies
  • Using Split with Sheet Metal Parts
  • Patterning for Multibodies
  • Using Edge Flanges to Merge Bodies
  • Interfering Bodies
  • Combining Sheet Metal with Other Bodies
  • Exercise 19: Toolbox
  • Exercise 20: Mirroring and Merging Bodies
  • Exercise 21: Sheet Metal Trailer
  • Sheet Metal Forming Tools
  • Standard Forming
  • Form Tool Features in the Flat
  • Part Document Properties
  • Custom Forming Tools
  • Split Line
  • Forming Tool
  • Form Tools in Drawings
  • Sheet Metal Gusset
  • Exercise 22: Forming Tool
  • Exercise 23: Sheet Metal Gusset
  • Additional Sheet Metal Functions
  • Cross-Breaks
  • Vent Features
  • Mirror Parts
  • Tab and Slot
  • Process Plans
  • Sheet Metal Costing

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