Getting Started Solid Edge Sheet Metal

Solid edge sheet metal design in action.

Getting started solid edge sheet metal.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. To meet unique sheet metal design challenges like manufacturability solid edge streamlines the entire sheet metal product development process from cad design through flat pattern and drawing development. 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. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

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. The conversion process adds solid edge sheet metal attributes to the model so it behaves as though it was created using sheet metal features. Under sheet metal parameters. 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.

Sheet metal can be cut bent and stretched into an amazing array of shapes. In this tutorial we will learn about the basics of solid edge software s sheet metal functionality by creating a model named cover. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

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. Purchase solid edge as a monthly or annual subscription online or buy a perpetual license through one of our partners solid edge is a portfolio of affordable easy to use software tools that address all aspects of the product development process 3d design simulation manufacturing design management and more.