Solidworks Sheet Metal Simulation

The direction of the depth automatically coincides with the sheet metal part to prevent a disjoint body.

Solidworks sheet metal simulation.

We can use these features to create sheet metal designs with several different methods. You can create sheet metal gussets with specific indents that go across bends. Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components. The products can be leveraged on solidworks models when connected to the 3dexperience platform.

The 3dexperience works simulation portfolio includes the ability to simulate the metal forming process. We will focus on the flange method where a sheet metal part is created in the formed state using specialized sheet metal features. The streamlined study setup in solidworks simulation requires the geometry to be created using solidworks sheet metal entities. This can be accomplished by creating a new model constructed with sheet metal features base flange edge flange miter flange etc or an existing solid body.

It accounts for material stretch and deformation as well as bending and can flatten any solidworks geometry. Forming processes may include stamping punch stretching forging drawing and more. Truth be told simulating forming processes can be a difficult task. The depth of a tab feature is automatically set to the thickness of the sheet metal part.

Blankworks provides solidworks users with a fully integrated tool for developing optimal blank shapes for complex formed sheet metal designs. You can design a sheet metal part on its own without any references to the parts it will enclose you can design the part in the context of an assembly that contains the enclosed components or you can design the part within another part document in a multibody environment.