SolidWorks Sheet Metal Design

This course covers the use of the SolidWorks sheet metal tools to create sheet metal enclosures, brackets and other types of sheet metal parts.

Outline

Topics that are covered in the course are:

Lesson 1: Modeling Sheet Metal Parts

• Sheet Metal Methods
• Stages in the Process
• Sheet Metal Toolbar
• Designing with Sheet Metal Features
• Sheet Metal Features
• Miter Flange
• Edge Flanges
• Adding a Tab
• Flat Pattern Cuts
• Sheet Metal Forming Tools
• Bend Angles
• Sheet Metal Parts in Drawings
• Closed Corners and Miter Flanges
• Designing in Flat
• Existing Rounds
• Using Symmetry
• Break Corner
• Jog Feature
• Lofted Bends
• Bend Deviation

Lesson 2: Converting Parts to Sheet Metal

• Converting Legacy Sheet Metal Parts
• Recognize Bends Method
• Opening IGES Files
• Using the Rip Feature
• Adding Bends in Place of Sharp Corners
• Making Changes
• Unrolling Cones and Cylinders
• Process Plans

Lesson 3: Modeling Sheet Metal In the Context of an Assembly

• Top-Down Assembly Modeling
• In-Context Sheet Metal Parts
• Adding a New Part into an Assembly
• Building Edge Flanges In Context
• Building Miter Flanges In Context
• Hems
• Edit Assembly

Prerequisites

Students attending this course are expected to have the following

• Attended the SolidWorks Essentials course
• Has at least 1 month of experience using the software
• Reviewed the following SolidWorks on-line tutorials:
  • Import/Export
  • Sheet Metal