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Advice on sheet metal drawing tute

Advice on sheet metal drawing tute

Advice on sheet metal drawing tute

(OP)
Does anyone know where can i find a useful tutorial or guide online how to create drawing for sheet metal?

i need simple shapes and also a cone like shape created with sheet metal.


thanks

Kel

RE: Advice on sheet metal drawing tute

See the help in SW and use those examples (Make those examples) then place them into a drawing. You will get the option to use Flat-Pattern. That is the only difference between a part and Sheet metal part in a drawing.

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RE: Advice on sheet metal drawing tute

Just don't panic when the flat pattern comes into your drawing rotated. Seems to be problem with Solidworks. Just right-clk on the view and use Zoom/Pan/Rotate to rotate the view.

RE: Advice on sheet metal drawing tute

Here is the most simple tutorial you will get:
Sketch this shape, make it bigger of course [  

then click the base/flange button.

Now you can have a sheet metal part you can flatten.

Congrats, you passed the tutorial.  Other than some advanced sheet metal techniques that is as different as it gets from regular parts.

Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.

RE: Advice on sheet metal drawing tute

As for the cone, try creating it as a thin-wall revove feature.  The trick is to not revolve the full 360 deg.  Stop a little short to leave a seam to unfold from.  then select one edge of the seam and Insert Bends.

RE: Advice on sheet metal drawing tute

(OP)
ok i will give those ideas a try.
thanks guys.

RE: Advice on sheet metal drawing tute

ksmi,

This website has some very useful video tutorials that may be helpful for you in the sheetmetal area of Solidworks.

The website is: http://www.javelin-tech.com/main/products/2005-demos.htm

Just click on "Sheet Metal Design" on the left-hand side to view all the video tutorials available.

Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Solidworks 2005 SP3.0

RE: Advice on sheet metal drawing tute

Also for the cone, look into "lofted bends".

RE: Advice on sheet metal drawing tute

One thing to beware of if you use lofted-bends  . . . .

A lofted bend does not take the stretch of the material into account (irt completely ignores the k-factor), so the flat length could be wrong.

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