by amnani.adnan | Jan 4, 2012 | Blog, sheet metal, sheetmetalworks, SolidWorks 2012
Now in SolidWorks 2012, we can perform a swept flange and flatten it to capture the blank size. (Insert> sheet metal> Swept Flange) Just like the normal swept feature, you need to have a profile and a path. Take note that the profile should not be a... by amnani.adnan | Mar 10, 2011 | Blog, closed corner, sheet metal, tips and tricks
Let’s talk about a feature in sheet metal, closed corner. I had created a part using sheet metal.But I have a situation here, after I flatten it, there is a gap (Highlighted in red circle). But I don’t want the gap, so I decided to remove the unwanted material; to... by amnani.adnan | Feb 25, 2011 | Blog, sheet metal, tutorial
A sheet metal part will always contain the basic flanges such as base/tab, miter and edge. Some of the sheet metal design may need a set of the same geometric flanges. In SolidWorks 2011, these flanges are allowed to be copy instantaneously. Within this tutorial I... by amnani.adnan | Jun 12, 2010 | Blog, sheet metal, tips and tricks
I have received an imported sheet metal part and was asked to create some cutting along the stepped faces. Normally, when we plan to create some cutting along a folded part we will rather to make it flatten so that it is easier for us to sketch out the shape on the... by amnani.adnan | Jul 20, 2009 | Blog, command, loft bend, sheet metal
can I bend a cone? Hmm.. Like an ice-cream cone? Sheet metal ice cream cone? ( how to eat it?) hmm…Yes, leave the question for SolidWorks 2009 to answer, (actually older version also can do so) via video :)Short & simple.. There is a command named...