Exercise duration: ~20 minutes

Create a sheet metal part

Create a new sheet metal part. • 5.8.5 Define bend order, bend direction,
bend notes, area, sheet metal extents,
Learning objectives:
and bend table in drawings
• Create a sheet metal face.
• Modify sheet metal defaults.
• Create a sheet metal flange.
• Use Flat Pattern.
• Review bend order.

Objective Domains Covered:

• 5.8.3 Bend sheet metal features

The completed exercise

1. Create a new part using the Sheet

Metal.ipt template.

Figure 1. New part

2. Start a new 2D sketch on the TOP plane

and create a center point rectangle
1.5in wide by 0.5in tall.

Figure 2. Sketch rectangle

Create a sheet metal part Page | 1

3. From the sheet metal tab select Face
and create a new sheet metal face
using all default settings.

Figure 3. Sheet metal face

4. From the setup section of the sheet

metal tools select the sheet metal
defaults and edit the sheet metal rule
that controls the part thickness.

Figure 4. Sheet metal defaults

5. Modify the sheet metal thickness to

0.06in and OK.

Figure 5. Sheet metal defaults

Create a sheet metal part Page | 2

6. Use the Flange tool to add flanges at 45
degrees and 1in long to both sides of
the current sheet metal part.

Figure 6. Flange tool

7. Repeat the flange tool to create a

secondary set of flanges at 45 degrees.

Figure 7. Flange tool

8. Select Create Flat Pattern to create a

flattened state of the sheet metal part
for detailed drawings and fabrication.

Figure 8. Flat pattern

9. Check the bend order annotations and

then return the part to its folded state
and save the design as
SheetMetalPractice. Figure 9. Save

Create a sheet metal part Page | 3