Modeling in SolidWorks is pretty dang easy. Sure there’s little bits of wisdom that come with using it, but an installation and a day later and you’re on your way. The sheet metal features in SolidWorks are a little different. There more like trying to do a back flip. It looks easy, I can picture myself doing it, but I try and land on my neck. That’s what happened when I first started trying to bend things this way and that.
I would say 72.3% of people doing sheet metal design haven’t been trained.
The first time I took a Sheet Metal Training Course, I was the one teaching it. I learned a lot about what I didn’t know. Once you know some stuff thought, and like a back flip, designing sheet metal stuff can actually be kind of enjoyable. The kind of stuff you want to show off to your friends. Here’s a few items to get you on your way.
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