Change Globa Sheet Metal Thickness Solidworks

To use a global variable to link dimensions.

Change globa sheet metal thickness solidworks.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. Select override default parameters to change the bend radius or thickness from the original sheet metal feature. Setting up sheet metal. Under sheet metal parameters.

Displays the rows that match the class custom material and thickness selected. By default when creating a sheet metal body the thickness of the body is controlled by the part thickness. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. In select table select a gauge table to use or click browse and browse to a gauge table.

Thickness gauge for english standard units only sets a thickness gauge for the class and custom material combination. Under sheet metal parameters select use material sheet metal parameters to use sheet metal parameters attached to the selected material. Select use gauge table. Orient your sketch to an isometric view.

Sets a custom material you defined on the material screen that is associated with the class. Start a new inch part right click on any toolbar and check the sheet metal tool for the sheetmetal toolbar to be available. If you want a body to have a different thickness from the part thickness you edit the sheet metal body feature check the override default parameters and enter the desired thickness fig. In line at top of screen click convert check sheet metal in the sheet metal features column click sheet metal defaults uncheck use thickness from rule type metal thickness in thickness box.

Solidworks for sheetmetal 1. Thus in the layout everything will be indicated in inches. In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table. Select a fixed face or edge.

Create a global variable in the equations dialog box or the modify dialog box for dimensions. Create a new sketch on the front plane. For example an 18 gauge is equivalent to a thickness of 0 0359in for a steel part. It is possible to use this kind of table in the sheet metal function of solidworks.

On the other hand for the thickness property it is the numerical value which will be used. I started out with a box with 06 thickness but as the design has evolved the box is much bigger now and i want to change its thickness to 09 but the thickness value is disabled grayed out in the sheet metal feature now. But it doesn t appear possible to change the sheet metal thickness of a part started with base flange after the fact. When you change the value of a global.

Sketch a 6 00 inch square rectangle that is centered on the ucs origin. Change and manage than linked values.