Sheet Metal · Complete SOLIDWORKS learning path
From your first sheet metal part to a flat pattern ready for the shop floor.
Free video training · 3D Design
Six lessons in order, each with its videos, key takeaways and an exercise. Allow one hour per lesson, videos and practice included.
6 lessons
20 videos
Beginner to advanced
Free
What you will be able to do
✓Model a complete bent sheet metal part, flanges, hems and bends included
✓Set thickness, bend radius and K-Factor once for the whole part
✓Produce a clean flat pattern and export it to DXF for cutting
✓Convert an existing solid part to sheet metal
Where to start
New to sheet metal: follow the lessons in order. You already master base flanges and edge flanges: go straight to lesson 3.
The program
01Discovering sheet metalWhat sets a sheet metal part apart, the base flange and the parameters shared by the whole part.▶ 2 videosBeginner▶Introduction to Sheet Metal▶Sheet Metal Properties→02Creating flanges and bendsEdge flange, miter flange, hems, sketched bends and jogs: the everyday features.▶ 5 videosBeginner▶Edge Flange▶Miter Flange▶Hems in Sheet Metal▶Sketched Bends▶Jog and Mirror→03Flattening and preparing for manufacturingFlat pattern, bend and gauge tables, cut list properties and DXF export for the shop.▶ 4 videosIntermediate▶Flat Patterns in Sheet Metal▶Sheet Metal Gauge and Bend Tables▶Cut List Properties▶Exporting Sheet Metal Bodies→04Cuts, corners and forming toolsCut across bends, close corners and add embosses, louvers or ribs.▶ 3 videosIntermediate▶Sheet Metal Cuts▶Closed Corners▶Forming Tools for Sheet Metal Parts→05Complex shapesSwept flanges, lofted bends (hoppers, transitions) and curved edge flanges.▶ 3 videosAdvanced▶Swept Flange in Sheet Metal▶Lofted Sheet Metal▶Curved Edge Flanges→06Multibody, weldments and conversionSeveral sheet metal bodies in one part, sheet metal in a weldment, conversion of a solid part.▶ 3 videosAdvanced▶Multibody Sheet Metal Design▶Sheet Metal in Weldments▶Convert Models to Sheet Metal→To go further, Dassault Systèmes also offers the learning paths Sheet Metal 1 and Sheet Metal 2 (on MySolidWorks).
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