I would recommend solidworks sheet metal to anyone looking to design a box housing or enclosure.
Make sheet metal box solidworks.
We will learn base flange edge flange corner hemming vent unfold fold extruded cut mirror simple hole flatten the parts how to save as 2d drawing f.
Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends.
In this tutorial video i will design electrical enclosure in solidworks with the help of sketch and sheet metal tools i hope you like it.
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For me it makes the transition from flattened part to dxf quick and simple.
First create a new part.
Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.
The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened.
A dxf is a versatile file format which i have been able to use to control a variety of machines such as laser cutters water jets or cnc routers.
Drawing a sheet metal box in solidworks 2010.
Solidworks tutorial how to make unfoldable box by using sheet metal sketched bend command duration.
Click on the sheet.
Solidworks sheet metal tutorial step 1.
In the propertymanager under bend parameters.
Drawing a sheet metal box in solidworks 2010.
Now sketch and use smart dimension to give a dimension to the design.
Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch.
Type the bend radius.
Select the fixed face on the model.
Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal.
The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box.
Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.