Select a body as the bodies to mirror.
How to start a sheet metal part in solidworks 2015.
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In the propertymanager select a plane of symmetry or a planar face as the mirror face plane use select other from the shortcut menu if necessary.
Open the part to be split.
The entire part is mirrored as well as the sheet metal bends.
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The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened.
Episode 4 1 creating a sheet metal part this video demonstrates how to create a basic sheetmetal part and add flanges to it using the edge flange tool.
Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part.
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Create a sketch to be used to split the part.
This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal.
In this tutorial video we will learn how to create a bracket with the help of sheet metal commands like base flange sketched bend and sheet metal gusset.
However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal.
Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components.
Select split features toolbar.
If you clear merge solids a second body that is the mirror of the original is created in the part.
Solidworks includes sheet metal specific features so you can create a part as sheet metal without having to convert it to sheet metal.
To split a sheet metal part using the split command.
In the propertymanager under bend parameters.
The sheet metal specific features make it easier and faster to create a sheet metal part than designing a part then converting it to sheet metal.
Under options click merge solids.
Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends.
The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box.
There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.