Getting Started Solid Edge Sheet Metal

Solid edge sheet metal design in action.

Getting started solid edge sheet metal.

Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. A core design capability of solid edge is the sheet metal environment which provides an entire design through fabrication workflow using streamlined synchronous modeling methods tailored to the unique needs of sheet metal design. In this tutorial we will learn about the basics of solid edge software s sheet metal functionality by creating a model named cover.

Bend tables sheet metal fa bend table option has been added to the sheet metal environment fuser defined bend sequencing that is independent of the design tree fthe bend table includes standard and custom data for each bend fradius direction fmachine die no. When working with a sheet metal model imported from another application you should first use the convert to sheet metal command in the sheet metal environment to convert the model to a sheet metal part. Welcome to solid edge tutorial channel drawing feature call out this channel is dealing with everything about solid edge beginners tutorials sheet metal. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

The conversion process adds solid edge sheet metal attributes to the model so it behaves as though it was created using sheet metal features. Fthe bend table can be accessed in a blank file so custom properties can be set in a. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. With the ability to design faster solid edge provides you the freedom to decide on a change when previously there might not have been enough time which means that speed in design can ultimately mean speed on manufacturing and delivery.

Sheet metal can be cut bent and stretched into an amazing array of shapes. Under sheet metal parameters.