Create Multibody Sheet Metal Parts

Insert one or more sheet metal weldment or other bodies into an existing sheet metal part.

Create multibody sheet metal parts. Create new bodies in an existing sheet metal part using base flange convert to sheet metal insert bends and lofted bend commands. To create a multibody sheet metal part. These products can be broken down into a standard part for mass production. Solidworks has supported sheet metal multi body parts for the last two releases but that still came as a pleasant surprise for me.

In the short time that i know that you can create multibody sheet metal parts i ve learned a lot already. Insert one or more sheet metal weldment or other bodies into an existing sheet metal part. Making a multibody sheet metal part is easy and useful. One of the quickest ways to create a sheet metal assembly is to use the function convert to sheet metal from a prismatic volume.

The advantages are huge and clear you can design all your sheet metal components in the context of one part generate a handy cut list and sprinkle the drawings with nice balloons like in assemblies. Split a single sheet metal part into multiple bodies. The sheet metal module included in solidworks allows us to create different types of consumer products that are part of our daily lives. Some reasons you would make this type of part is if you are working with different gauges and different materials of sheet metal within the same part.

Create new bodies in an existing sheet metal part using base flange convert to sheet metal insert bends and lofted bend commands. Split a single sheet metal part into multiple bodies. Also if the bodies are within the same part if you change a dimension or relation of one part everything will change accordingly. Here s an example of what a multibody sheet metal part looks like.

Convert it back to sheet metal check the k factor it isn t pretty or quick but it s doable if you really want to have separate files. To create a multibody sheet metal part. Here are some of the pros and cons of using them.