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Sheet Metal · Lesson 6: Multibody, weldments and conversion

Several sheet metal bodies in one part, sheet metal in a weldment, conversion of a solid part.

Lesson goal

Organize sets of sheet metal bodies in a single part and turn parts modeled another way into sheet metal.

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3 videos

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1 exercise

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Prerequisite: Lessons 1 to 3

1. Watch the videos

Dassault Systèmes videos hosted on MySolidWorks: they open in a new tab and a free account is enough. Watch them in order.

Multibody Sheet Metal DesignVideo 1▶Multibody Sheet Metal DesignCreate several sheet metal bodies in one part, each with its own parameters and flat pattern.↗ Sheet Metal in WeldmentsVideo 2▶Sheet Metal in WeldmentsAdd gussets and bent sheets to a weldment structure.↗ Convert Models to Sheet MetalVideo 3▶Convert Models to Sheet MetalTurn a solid or an imported part into sheet metal that can be flattened.↗

2. Key takeaways

1

A part can contain several sheet metal bodies, each with its own thickness and flat pattern.

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In a weldment, the added sheet metal bodies appear in the cut list alongside the structural members.

3

Convert to Sheet Metal: you select a fixed face and the bend edges, SOLIDWORKS creates the bends and the flat pattern.

Tip

For a STEP part sent by a customer or a supplier, converting to sheet metal saves you from remodeling it: you get a flat pattern in a few minutes.

3. Do the exercise

Start from a solid enclosure:

  • create a 150 × 100 × 60 mm hollow box, 1.5 mm walls, no lid
  • convert it to sheet metal, selecting the bottom as the fixed face
  • check the flat pattern
✓To check: The four walls unfold around the bottom, with no overlap at the corners.

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