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Released
7/29/2013- Understanding sheet metal fundamentals
- Creating base features
- Creating flanges and tabs
- Making hems and corner features
- Unfolding and folding parts
- Adding cuts across bends
- Adding welded corners
- Using the Forming tools
- Importing geometry
- Using the Convert to Sheet Metal command
- Making sheet metal drawings
- Exporting DWG and DXF files for laser cutting
- Building an assembly
- Creating parts in an assembly
- Creating flat patterns
- Using in-context design techniques
- Exporting parts
Skill Level Intermediate
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- Hi, I'm Gabriel Corbett and welcome to Sheet Metal Design with SolidWorks. Sheet metal is a complex industry and understanding the basic processes and fundamentals is essential to designing parts that are easy and efficient to manufacture. SolidWorks has assembled a great set of tools for working with sheet metal, however, it's up to us as designers to use these tools to create parts that are designed well. In this course, I'll go over some of the background on sheet metal processes and the techniques to design manufacturing ready parts.
I'll start by showing you how to design basic sheet metal and cover all the common tools in the sheet metal package. From there, we'll expand our knowledge into more complex, multi-body sheet metal design techniques and assemblies. We'll also go over drawing and documentation techniques and cover the steps required to produce cut patterns and files to send out for fabrication. As a bonus, we'll also be touring a sheet metal fabrication company and learning about the machinery and processes that are required to build sheet metal parts. I'll cover what really goes on behind the scenes on how to design parts that are ready for manufacturing.
Now, let's get started with Sheet Metal Design with SolidWorks.
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with Gabriel Corbett1h 14m Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 9s
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1. Interface and Sheet Metal Basics
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Looking at sheet metal tools1m 35s
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Understanding sheet metal5m 43s
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2. Sheet Metal Flanges
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Creating a base feature5m 37s
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Looking at the Flange tool5m 12s
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Creating tabs5m 3s
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Making an edge flange5m 33s
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Using the miter flange4m 21s
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Making a swept flange2m 59s
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Using the Jog feature5m 20s
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Making hems3m 7s
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3. Sheet Metal Cuts and Corners
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Unfolding and folding parts2m 58s
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Making closed corners3m 16s
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Adding welded corners2m 18s
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Making a cross break1m 25s
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4. Converting to Sheet Metal
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Adding sketched bends2m 30s
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Importing geometry5m 7s
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Looking at the rip feature3m 29s
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Creating a lofted bend3m 50s
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5. Multibody Parts
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Building a chassis6m 9s
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Using the pattern tools3m 22s
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Using mirror symmetry2m 1s
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Using the split feature3m 7s
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6. Forming Tools
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Using forming tools2m 56s
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Modifying a forming tool1m 44s
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Forming across a bend7m 26s
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7. Sheet Metal Assemblies
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Adding cuts in context4m 56s
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Using patterns and mirrors3m 11s
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8. Sheet Metal Drawings
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Using ordinate dimensions4m 13s
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Looking at sheet options3m 24s
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Creating flat patterns2m 56s
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Saving to DXF or DWG3m 29s
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Prepping for manufacturing2m 42s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 26s
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Bonus Videos
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Laser cutting1m 53s
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Shear46s
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Break forming3m 39s
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Turret punch press3m 14s
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Welding1m 2s
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Deburring1m 48s
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Hardware1m 8s
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