SOLIDWORKS: Sheet Metal Design 

Getting ahead with sheet metal design in SOLIDWORKS

Using the exercise files

Looking at the sheet metal tools

Using and customizing the ribbon

Understanding sheet metal

Bonus: Laser cutting

Creating a base feature

Looking at the Flange tool

Creating tabs

Making an edge flange

Using the Edit Flange Profile tool

Using the Miter Flange tool

Making a swept flange

Using the Jog feature

Making hems

Bonus: CNC turret punch press

Bonus: Shearing

Unfolding and folding parts

Making normal cuts in sheet metal

Adding cuts across bends

Making closed corners

Adding welded corners

Making a cross break

Bonus: Break forming

Using the Convert to Sheet Metal command

Adding sketched bends

Importing geometry

Looking at the Rip feature

Creating a lofted bend

Bonus: Deburring

Building a chassis

Using the pattern tools

Using Mirror Symmetry

Using the Split feature

Exporting individual parts

Bonus: Welding

Using forming tools

Modifying a forming tool

Creating a custom forming tool

Forming across a bend

Bonus: CNC machining

Basic assembly techniques

Adding cuts in context

Creating parts in the assembly

Using patterns and mirrors

Bonus: Hardware

Using ordinate dimensions

Looking at the sheet options

Creating flat patterns

Saving to DXF or DWG

Automation with the SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler

Preparing for manufacturing

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