Sheet Metal

Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components.

You can design a sheet metal part on its own without any references to the parts it will enclose, or you can design the part in the context of an assembly that contains the enclosed components.

This chapter introduces the SolidWorks sheet metal functionality and describes:

• Designing Sheet Metal with Sheet Metal-Specific Features

• Designing a Solid Body, Then Converting it to a Sheet Metal Part

• Comparing Sheet Metal Design Methods

• Other Sheet Metal Topics:

• Adding and Editing Bends

• Bend Allowance and Bend Deduction

• Flattening Bends in a Sheet Metal Part

• Adding and Editing Auto Reliefs

• Inserting Rips

• Making Lofted Bends

• Creating Sketched Bends

• Adding Hems

• Creating Jogs

• Breaking Corners

• Mirroring a Sheet Metal Part

• Mirroring Sheet Metal Features

• Creating Flat Pattern Configurations

• Using Forming Tools with Sheet Metal

• Creating Drawings of Sheet Metal Parts

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