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Sheet Metal
In this lesson, you create the sheet metal part. This lesson demonstrates:
Creating a base flange Adding a miter flange Mirroring the part and creating new bends Adding an edge flange and editing its sketch profile Mirroring a feature Adding and bending a tab Adding a cut across a bend Folding and unfolding bends Creating a closed corner Creating a sheet metal drawing Adding bend line notes
Next
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3. Select the Front plane. A sketch opens on the Front plane. 4. Sketch and dimension the profile. Expand the Line flyout menu on the Sketch CommandManager and sketch a Centerline (Sketch toolbar) through the origin, then use Add Relation (Sketch toolbar) to add a
Symmetric relation between the three vertical lines. Later, this allows you to mirror about the Right plane.
(Sketch toolbar).
to 3. to 1.
8. Click
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Next
Sheet-Metal1. Contains the default bend parameters including bend radius, bend allowance, and relief type. To edit, right-click Sheet-Metal1 and on the context toolbar, click Edit Feature .
Base-Flange1. Designates the first solid feature of the sheet metal part. To edit the BaseFlange parameters, right-click Base-Flange1 and on the context toolbar, click Edit Feature .
Flat-Pattern1. Flattens the sheet metal part. The flat pattern is suppressed by default because the part is in its bent state. To flatten the part, right-click Flat-Pattern1 and on the context toolbar, click Unsuppress .
When the Flat-Pattern feature is suppressed, new features are automatically inserted above the Flat-Pattern feature in the FeatureManager design tree. When the Flat-Pattern feature is unsuppressed, new features go below it in the FeatureManager design tree and are not shown in the folded part. Next
2. Sketch and dimension a circle with its center coincident to the midpoint of the edge, as shown.
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3. Close the sketch. 4. In the PropertyManager, click Link to thickness under Direction 1, and then click .
(View toolbar).
7. Select the inside vertical edge as shown to create a sketch plane normal to the selected edge with its origin at the closest endpoint of the edge. Make sure to select the upper portion of the edge.
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8. Click Bottom
9. Click Zoom to Area (View toolbar) and zoom to the sketch origin. 10. Starting at the origin, sketch as shown. a. Horizontal Line (Sketch toolbar), with an approximate length of 20.
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10.
indicates tangency. 11. Click Smart Dimension (Dimensions/Relations toolbar) and dimension as shown.
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4. Click Propagate
The miter flange is propagated to the tangent edges, stopping at the notch. 5. In Miter Parameters, under Flange position, click Material Outside 6. Click . (View toolbar). .
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2. Zoom to the right corner of the model's back face. 3. Click Mirror (Features toolbar). .
4. Select one of the back planar faces, as shown, for Mirror Face/Plane
5. Click Bodies to Mirror, and select the sheet metal body as shown, for Solid/Surface Bodies to Mirror .
6. Click
7. Click Isometric
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8. Expand Mirror1 in the FeatureManager design tree to view new bends for the mirrored geometry. Next
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4. In the PropertyManager:
to 30.
to 15.
Under Flange Parameters, click Edit Flange Profile to display the Profile Sketch dialog box.
5. Select the end points along the base flange (inside edge) and drag them towards the center as shown.
Repositioning the end points removes the relation between the width of the base flange and the width of the edge flange. 6. Click Smart Dimension shown. (Dimensions/Relations toolbar) and dimension the edge flange as
7. Click Finish to close the Profile Sketch dialog box and complete the edge flange.
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2. Expand the FeatureManager design tree, and in the PropertyManager: a. Under Mirror Face/Plane, select Right for Mirror Face/Plane . .
3. Click
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Next
Adding a Tab
1. Select the face as shown, then click Base Flange/Tab (Sheet Metal toolbar).
A sketch opens on the selected face. 2. Sketch a rectangle, making one edge of the rectangle coincident to the upper edge of the edge flange.
3. Dimension the rectangle to stick out 20 from the edge flange and be 40 long. 4. Clear the Dimension tool.
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5. Add a coincident relation between the midpoint of one of the long lines of the rectangle and the edge flange: a. Right-click one of the long lines of the rectangle, and click Select Midpoint. b. Click Add Relation (Dimensions/Relations toolbar).
c. Right-click the long edge of mirrored edge flange, and click Select Midpoint.
d. In the PropertyManager, under Add Relations, click Coincident, then click 6. Click Exit Sketch 7. Click . (Sketch toolbar).
The tab is added to the part. The SolidWorks software links the thickness of the tab to the thickness of the base flange.
Next
Bending a Tab
Now you specify how to bend the tab. 1. Select the top face of the tab, then click Sketched Bend (Sheet Metal toolbar).
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2. Sketch a horizontal line of any length. Dimension it as shown. The bend line does not need to be the exact length of the face you are bending.
(Sketch toolbar).
4. In the PropertyManager under Bend Parameters: a. Select the face with the sketch below the bend line for Fixed Face .
b. Click Material Outside c. Set Bend Angle to 90. d. Select Use default radius. 5. Click .
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2. In the graphics area, select the face and bend as shown for Fixed face . You can only select bends when the Bends to unfold box is active.
3. Click
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Next
3. Sketch and dimension a rectangle, and add a Collinear relation between the rectangle edge and the edge of the edge flange as shown.
(Sketch toolbar).
5. In the PropertyManager, under Direction 1, select Through All in End Condition, then click to cut through the bend region. 6. Click Isometric (Standard Views toolbar).
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Next
2. In the PropertyManager, click Collect All Bends to add all unfolded bends to Bends to fold 3. Click to return the part to its bent state.
Next
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3. In the PropertyManager:
to 75.
Set Length End Condition to Blind. If the preview faces down, click Reverse Direction Set Length to 85. . .
c. Under Flange Position, select Material Outside d. Under Custom Relief Type:
In Relief Type, select Rectangle. Select Use relief ratio. Set Ratio to 0.3.
4. Click
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2. Select the face of the base flange as shown for Faces to Extend
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2. To fold the part back up, click Flatten 3. Save the part.
again.
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Next
2. On the System Options tab, click Drawings, Display Style. 3. Under Tangent edges in new views, select Visible, and click OK. 4. Click Make Drawing from Part/Assembly drawing sheet. (Standard toolbar), then click OK to open a
5. Drag the Isometric view from the View Palette to the upper-right corner of the drawing sheet. 6. In the PropertyManager: a. Under Scale, select Use custom scale. b. Select User Defined in the list and type 1:3. c. Click .
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Next
b. Under Orientation, in More views select (A) Flat pattern. c. Under Scale, select Use custom scale. Select User Defined in the list and type 1:3. d. Click to place the view in the drawing sheet.
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The view orientation of flat patterns in a drawing views varies, depending on such factors as the way you extruded the base flange. To rotate the view, select the drawing, click Rotate (View), and make your choices in the dialog box. You may also need to use Flip view in the PropertyManager. 3. Click .
4. Save the drawing as Cover.slddrw. Click Save All to save both the drawing and the updated model if a message box notifies you that the model referenced in the drawing was modified. Next
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2. In the PropertyManager:
3. In the Choose Font dialog box, select Points, 9 for Height, and click OK. 4. Click the sheet to clear the block-select.
Next
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bottom, as shown.
2. Right-click and select Hide. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 with the miter flange bend line notes at the top, as shown.
4. Select UP 59.04 R7 from the miter flange located at the top, drag outside the part's shape to the left, and click to position.
You can change the angle of a bend note, the leader type, and the arrow style. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 with the three remaining miter flange notes. 7. Click to close the PropertyManager.
8. Press Ctrl and select the five vertical instances of UP 90.00 R1 and DOWN 90.00 R1 along the center of the drawing. 9. In the PropertyManager, under Text Format, set Angle to 0.
10. Click to place the bend notes so the drawing view approximately resembles the image below.
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11. Save the drawing. Congratulations! You have completed this tutorial.
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