Onshape Sheet Metal Tutorial

In this example i used the loft feature but then had to patch the flat chamfered corners in.

Onshape sheet metal tutorial.

Mar 24 2019 explore rage s board onshape on pinterest. 1 for me with sheet metal. Nut 43 20 assembly. Pedestal housing 07 30 part 3.

Sheet metal is lightweight inexpensive and easily formed into almost any shape. If sheet metal is 1 2 years away not sure what i am going to do to fill the gap while waiting. However at the moment i think there are higher priorities. However for all its versatility it is usually confined to the very mundane task of providing the world with cases covers and brackets.

I absolutely need this and would like to think it s on onshape s list of additions. Pedestal 10 30 part 4. This webinar will discuss the newly released sheet metal functionality. Adjustment knob 42 00 part 9.

The following image shows the 2d sketch on the top plane with two edges selected. Sheet metal modeling is intuitive quick and fun to use. Rotating housing 24 05 part 6. Jaw shaft 30 20 part 7.

You can create basic sheet metal parts with flanges and tabs but there are no tools available for more complex sheet metal features such as jogs forming tools like louvers and dimples or hems. The trick is to get the faces on the part flat before you convert to sheet metal. I sketched a quick center point rectangle clicked ok then selected the sheet medal model button. Pedestal base 03 45 part 2.

Handle cam 38 40 part 8. Onshape is conspicuously missing rendering and motion studies. You can t do sheet metal loft as a feature in onshape but you should be able to create the shape as a solid and use the sheet metal convert. See more ideas about onshape cad system cad software.

Topics include creating sheet metal parts the sheet metal table and flat view and defining other settings. These can be replaced with applications available in onshape s app store. The two selected edges are new sheet metal flanges. Sheet metal modeling in onshape couldn t be easier.