Creating Multibody Sheet Metal Parts

Using the new solid option to create a multi body sheet metal part.

Creating multibody sheet metal parts.

The option allows you to develop multiple solid bodies that can be converted into individual parts. What are the advantages of multi body parts. Sheet metal forming tools. Additional sheet metal features and techniques.

Modifying an existing forming tool. What are multi body parts. Split a single sheet metal part into multiple bodies. Create new bodies in an existing sheet metal part using base flange convert to sheet metal insert bends and lofted bend commands.

Sheet metal continue reading multibody sheet metal parts. Creating multibodies by sketching. Exporting sheet metal bodies. Patterning sheet metal bodies.

Adding sheet metal multi bodies and mirror part into the mix can be overwhelming to many users who don t deal with these issues every day. Insert one or more sheet metal weldment or other bodies into an existing sheet metal part. The cut list folder. Here s what i ve learned so far.

Methods to create multibody sheet metal parts. Solidworks has supported sheet metal multi body parts for the last two releases but that still came as a pleasant surprise for me. The advantages are huge and clear you can design all your sheet metal components in the context of one part generate a handy cut list and sprinkle the drawings with nice balloons like in assemblies. The difference between a multi body part and an assembly.

I just read that you can create more than one body in a single sheet metal part. When you are creating sheet metal features it is possible to create sheet metal multi body parts using the new solid option. To create a multibody sheet metal part. Create new bodies in an existing sheet metal part using base flange convert to sheet metal insert bends and lofted bend commands.

Understanding multibody sheet metal thickness derived mirror part thickness and the thickness global variable. The basics are child s play but there are lots of toys for the grown ups to play with as well. Creating a custom forming tool. The solidworks sheet metal toolbox is a very powerful one to have.

Split a single sheet metal part into multiple bodies. Sheet metal forming tools. Insert one or more sheet metal weldment or other bodies into an existing sheet metal part.