Need to know if this is possible - see attached
Want to create a weld between the gaps, I'm Currently running SW2014
Im trying to create a sheet metal tube with an endcap on it. to draw the tube i followed the tutorial found on youtube: Rolled Sheet Metal - SOLIDWORKS 2014 - YouTube
Our company does this....we place sheetmetal part into an assembly and model the welds as virtual parts.
It can also be generated as a multi body part. That means you actually model the weld in the sheetmetal part. When you create the extrude simply uncheck the merge result check box. Your rolled sheetmetal part will still flatten but the weld will be suppressed.
OK I FIGURED IT OUT ^_^ THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS GAVE ME DIRECTION ON COMING UP WITH THE SOLUTION.
I'm still quite new to solidworks... could you explain a little bit about the modeling of the welds as virtual parts? are you doing something like your second comment? where your designing the weld itself?
Brandon,
Why did this get put in the Simulation forum? Even though you figured it out, you might want to move it to the Sheet Metal forum, since it probably makes more sense there. Move should be available to you under the Actions to the right of the page.
Jerry S.
do you want to just add the weld or do you want to simulate the part with the weld?
It can also be generated as a multi body part. That means you actually model the weld in the sheetmetal part. When you create the extrude simply uncheck the merge result check box. Your rolled sheetmetal part will still flatten but the weld will be suppressed.