SOLIDWORKS: Sheet Metal Design

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About this Course

CAD software like SOLIDWORKS makes sheet metal design quick and cost effective.

This course gets you up to speed with the sheet metal tools in SOLIDWORKS, and takes you on a trip to the factory floor to see the final manufactured results.

Expert shows what goes on behind the scenes and provides tips on designing parts for the real world.

First, review the sheet metal tools in SOLIDWORKS and the properties that make sheet metal unique: bend radius, K-factor, bend deduction, gauge thickness, and more. Then learn how to create basic parts, with base features, flanges, and bends that add strength and connections.

Find out how to flatten parts and add holes, cuts, and corners that are manufacturing ready, and use the Convert to Sheet Metal command to convert imported geometry into native sheet metal parts.

Expert also shows you how to create assemblies from multiple parts, use the Pattern and Mirrors tools to effortlessly duplicate existing work, and then document your designs with detailed sheet metal drawings. Watch the bonus videos to learn about the different machinery and processes that occur during manufacturing.

 

Contents

 

Introduction
Getting ahead with sheet metal design in SOLIDWORKS
1m 15s
Using the exercise files
43s


1. Interface and Sheet Metal Basics
Looking at the sheet metal tools
2m 10s
Using and customizing the ribbon
4m 10s
Understanding sheet metal
8m 19s
Bonus: Laser cutting
1m 53s


2. Sheet Metal Flanges
Creating a base feature
3m 31s
Looking at the Flange tool
3m 10s
Creating tabs
4m 33s
Making an edge flange
4m 24s
Using the Edit Flange Profile tool
3m 11s
Using the Miter Flange tool
5m 22s
Making a swept flange
3m 23s
Using the Jog feature
5m 25s
Making hems
3m 30s
Bonus: CNC turret punch press
3m 14s
Bonus: Shearing
46s


3. Sheet Metal Cuts and Corners
Unfolding and folding parts
2m 16s
Making normal cuts in sheet metal
2m 41s
Adding cuts across bends
3m 58s
Making closed corners
3m 6s
Adding welded corners
2m 28s
Making a cross break
1m 17s
Bonus: Break forming
3m 39s


4. Converting to Sheet Metal
Using the Convert to Sheet Metal command
4m 28s
Adding sketched bends
2m 24s
Importing geometry
3m 28s
Looking at the Rip feature
2m 35s
Creating a lofted bend
3m 53s
Bonus: Deburring
1m 48s


5. Multibody Parts
Building a chassis
5m 11s
Using the pattern tools
2m 32s
Using Mirror Symmetry
1m 48s
Using the Split feature
3m
Exporting individual parts
1m 37s
Bonus: Welding
1m 2s


6. Forming Tools
Using forming tools
2m 53s
Modifying a forming tool
2m 7s
Creating a custom forming tool
2m 44s
Forming across a bend
5m 5s
Bonus: CNC machining
42s


7. Sheet Metal Assemblies
Basic assembly techniques
4m 46s
Adding cuts in context
5m 5s
Creating parts in the assembly
5m 59s
Using patterns and mirrors
2m 55s
Bonus: Hardware
1m 8s


8. Sheet Metal Drawings
Using ordinate dimensions
2m 35s
Looking at the sheet options
4m 14s
Creating flat patterns
3m 43s
Saving to DXF or DWG
6m 15s
Automation with the SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler
3m 8s
Preparing for manufacturing
4m 47s
Conclusion
Next steps
59s

1. Language: English. 

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