From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2013-2017: Sheet Metal Design
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Using the miter flange - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2013-2017: Sheet Metal Design
Using the miter flange
There's no more impressive or powerful tool in the Sheet Metal tools library than the Miter Flange. The Miter Flange can create very complicated sheet metal shapes in a snap, and correct the use of the feature can really save you a lot of time. More than likely this tool will help you create shapes that would otherwise be extremely difficult. To get started, we have to draw a sketch on an edge. And that's the hardest part. But before we do that, we need to actually start the sheet metal feature. So I'm going to click on sketch. I'm going to choose the top plane. I'm just going to draw a rectangle using the Corner Rectangle Cool. Starting right on the origin, I'm going to draw our a rectangle. And I'm going to go ahead and add a couple dimensions of 5.0 and 4.0. And, come up to sheet metal and click on Base Flange tab, to create a base feature. In this case here, I'm going to choose 0.125 thickness, click OK. Now, if I wanted to go back and change any of the sheet metal features, I can…
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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 Edit Flange Profile tool3m 12s
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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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