Drawing Sheet Metal Parts In Solidworks

With a part assembly or drawing open click tools options document properties sheet metal.

Drawing sheet metal parts in solidworks.

Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. Solidworks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create complex sheet metal designs. To create a drawing of a flat pattern. In the featuremanager design tree expand flat pattern and flat pattern n.

Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part. 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. Solidworks sheet metal drawing tutorial bend line flat pattern unfolded bend table punch table. From the view palette drag the flat pattern.

Adding walls to sheet metal parts. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Drawings of sheet metal parts when you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created.

Select a format or click ok to use the default format. Drawings of sheet metal parts. You might also like. Multibody sheet metal parts can consist of multiple sheet metal bodies or a combination of sheet metal and other bodies such as weldment bodies.

You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing. Multibody sheet metal parts. When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet.

To show bend lines in flat patterns do one of the following. Click view hide show sketches.