Solidworks Sheet Metal Settings

When all options are cleared all individual body sheet metal parameters are driven by the settings in the sheet metal folder.

Solidworks sheet metal settings.

It is located in c program files solidworks corp solidworks lang english sheet metal gauge tables. The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened. 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. When you assign a custom material to a sheet metal part you can link the sheet metal parameters to the material.

In the individual sheet metal body propertymanagers the corresponding override default parameters check boxes are selected. In the propertymanager under bend parameters. The solidworks software includes some sample forming tool parts to get you started. Sheet metal parts display the sheet metal feature in the featuremanager design tree.

Suppresses warning messages for certain sheet metal part. When selected these options override the sheet metal folder parameters. Override auto relief parameters. Use sheet metal parameters from material.

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. Override bend allowance parameters. Install dir documents and settings all users application data solidworks solidworks version design library forming tools. Ignore self intersection check for some sheet metal features.

Costingmanager for sheet metal parts. Both can be found in a nearby folder. They are stored in. Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components.

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. 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. Set the input values for determining the cost of manufacturing a sheet metal part from the costing task pane. The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box.

It must be done from thinnest to largest and there can. Type the bend radius. 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. Select the fixed face on the model.

Sheet metal task pane.