Sheet Metal and Weldments

Updated for SolidWorks 2006

Length: 1 day

Prerequisites: SolidWorks Essentials: Parts and Assemblies

Description: Sheet Metal and Weldments teaches you how to build sheet metal parts using SolidWorks mechanical design automation software. Building standalone sheet metal parts, converting parts to sheet metal, and modeling sheet metal parts in the context of an assembly, and creating welded structures with standard structural members and weld beads are covered.

The topics covered in this course are:

Lesson 1: Modeling Sheet Metal Parts

Sheet Metal Methods
Stages in the Process
Sheet Metal Toolbar
Designing with Sheet Metal Features
Sheet Metal Features
Miter Flange
Edge Flanges
Adding a Tab
Flat Pattern
Cuts
Sheet Metal Forming Tools
Bend Angles
Sheet Metal Parts in Drawings
Edge Flanges and Closed Corners
Designing in Flat
Existing Rounds
Using Symmetry
Manual Relief Cut
Break Corner
Jog Feature
Lofted Bends
Bend Deviation

Lesson 2: Converting Parts to Sheet Metal

Sheet Metal Topics
Converting Legacy Sheet Metal Parts
Recognize Bends Method
Opening IGES Files
Using the Rip Feature
Adding Bends in Place of Sharp Corners
Sheet Metal Features
Making Changes
Sheet Metal from Shelled Parts
Unrolling Cones and Cylinders
Process Plans

Lesson 3: Modeling Sheet Metal In the Context of an Assembly

Sheet Metal Topics
In-Context Sheet Metal Parts
Adding a New Part into an Assembly
Appearance During Part Editing
Building Edge Flanges In Context
Building Miter Flanges In Context
Hems
Edit Assembly

Lesson 4: Weldments

Weldments
Structural Members
Trimming Structural Members
Adding Plates
Weld Beads
Using Symmetry
Gussets and End Caps
Profile Sketches
Working with Weldments
Managing the Cut List
Custom Properties
Weldment Drawings
Working with Pipes and Tubing
3D Sketching
Weldments and Sheet Metal in Assemblies