Base Flange Sheet Metal

This is solidworks tutorial for beginner explaining how to use base flange feature of solidworks sheet metal with a simple example.

Base flange sheet metal.

Next we will activate the sheet metal tab of the command manager and click base flange tab tool which should be the first tool on the right not grayed out when beginning a part. Smconvert automatically recognizes flanges bends and lofted bends in a 3d solid. This is basic and very fi. When you add a base flange feature to a solidworks part the part is marked as a sheet metal part.

Smdissolve removes sheet metal data from the selected faces or entities. In the control widget this allows you to control the base flange position. When you add a base flange feature to a solidworks part the part is marked as a sheet metal part. Up middle or down.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. The base flange feature is created from a sketch. First you will need a 2d profile and then use the flange base tool. Use boundary detection for more complex 2d contour boundary selection.

Pipe decor 3 4 in. Happily perhaps the convert to sheet metal tool allows the cad jockey to employ any starting feature for modeling design intent or inspiration and end up with a base flange. Let s see how to create a sheet metal base flange. When association between the fabrication process and cad matters the best place to start in a sheet metal design is with the base flange.

Bends are added wherever appropriate and sheet metal specific features are added to the featuremanager design tree. A base flange is the first feature in a new sheet metal part. The base flange feature is created from a sketch. A base flange is the first feature in a new sheet metal part.

Bends are added wherever appropriate and sheet metal specific features are added to the featuremanager design tree.