How To Add Flanges In Sheet Metal For Solidworks

We will learn base flange miter flange hem and edge flange extruded cut flatten and appearance in solidworks sheet metal.

How to add flanges in sheet metal for solidworks.

In an open sheet metal part click edge flange sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal edge flange. For legacy parts opened with the solidworks 2007 application edge flange dimensions appear only after editing existing edge flanges or rebuilding the 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. In this tutorial video we will learn how to create a bracket with the help of sheet metal commands like base flange sketched bend and sheet metal gusset.

1 solidworks tutorial for beginn. Search adding edge flanges in the solidworks knowledge base. Sketch line of the profile must lie on the selected edge. Focus is on removin.

In the graphics area select one or more edges for edge. You might also like. When you add a base flange feature to a solidworks part the part is marked as a sheet metal part. Solidworks tutorial sheet metal edge flange.

This video show how to use solidworks to add mitered edge flanges to an internal corner of a sheet metal part that will unfold correctly. Thickness is linked to the thickness of the sheet metal part.