Change Global Sheet Metal Thickness Solidworks

Under sheet metal parameters.

Change global sheet metal thickness solidworks.

Notice the mirrored part thickness and global thickness variable does not. At this point you add another body to the mirrored part. 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. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. To use a global variable to link dimensions. In this tech tip learn how to convert the thickness value into a solidworks sheet metal gauge value. Create a global variable in the equations dialog box or the modify dialog box for dimensions.

Notice the override default parameter is unchecked. When you change the value of a global. But it doesn t appear possible to change the sheet metal thickness of a part started with base flange after the fact. For example 20 gauge equals 0 0359 in.

Changing global variables with the modify dialog box. Now you change the parent seed sheet metal part thickness. This same tool can be used to make a flat piece of sheet metal that one would use to add edge flanges and other useful sheet metal features. Options in basic sheet metal base flange tab.

Change and manage than linked values. In the featuremanager. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

Therefore the new body will have the mirrored sheet metal part thickness at 2 mm fig. To change dimensions linked to global variables using the modify dialog box. Edge flange see figure 3 can be used to add an attached wall to any sheet metal body. You can edit the global variable by double clicking the dimensions and using the modify dialog box or by editing the values in the equations dialog box.

A common practice in industry when working with solidworks sheet metal is to show thickness as gauge value.