Solidworks Mirror Sheet Metal

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Solidworks mirror sheet metal.

How to mirror parts. Those bends are extended. In the insert part propertymanager. You can copy the features of the original part to the mirrored part by breaking the link to the original part.

The best graphics card for solidworks. The copied sheet metal features are added to the featuremanager design tree of the new part. In this tutorial video we will learn how to create a bracket with the help of sheet metal commands like base flange sketched bend and sheet metal gusset. The only bends that are not mirrored are those that are normal to and coincident to the mirror plane.

When you mirror features and bodies in a sheet metal part many of the bends are mirrored as well. Introduced in solidworks 2015 when creating mirrored versions of sheet metal parts it is now possible to transfer the sheet metal and flat pattern information from the original part to the mirrored part saving you a huge amount of time during the drafting phase. The sheet metal tool allows you to quickly create sheet metal part designs using a simple design process all helping to save time and development costs. 7 free alternatives to solidworks every student should.

The plane used to mirror the sheet metal feature must be centered between the edges of the base flange. Under transfer select sheet metal information if you want to transfer the sheet metal and flat pattern information from the original part to the mirrored part such as fixed face grain direction bend lines and bounding box. Mirroring sheet metal. Creating mirrored sheet metal parts.

Search mirroring sheet metal features in the solidworks knowledge base. The mirror part command lets you create a new part by mirroring a sheet metal part.