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Top-Down and Sheet Metal Parts Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2018

Add additional sheet metal Edge Flange and Hem features. Add dies, louvers, and cuts to

complete the CABINET.

Utilize configurations to create the 3D formed state for the BOX assembly and the

2D flat state for the CABINET drawing.

Activity: CABINET-Insert Component

Insert the CABINET Component.

195) If needed, open the BOX assembly.

Insert Mate (ompone
196) Click New Part from the Consolidated Insert Components Components p eview Win

toolbar as illustrated.

'a~ I ert Components

~
New Part
Select the Part Template.

197) Double-click the PART-MM-ANSI template from the MY- ~ New Assembly

TEMPLATES tab. A new virtual default component is added to ~ Copy with Mates

the FeatureManager. Note: Save the new component and

name it CABINET later in the procedure.

The Component Pointer ~" is displayed. The default

component [Part3/\BOX]<l> is empty and requires a Sketch

plane. The Front Plane of the [Part3/\BOX]<l > component is

mated with the Front Plane of the BOX. [Part3/\BOX]<l > is

the name of the component created In-Context of the BOX

assembly.

Select the Sketch plane.

198) Click Front Plane from the BOX FeatureManager. The system

automatically selects the Sketch toolbar.

Create the sketch.

199) Click the Convert Entities CO Sketch

tool.

200) Select the Select chain box. © Convert Entities ·1> ·1

201) Click the right vertical edge of the

outside BOX as illustrated. The three Entities to Convert "

other sides of the outside BOX are

selected. e

Select chain

[]Inner loops one by one
202) Click OK ~ from the Convert Entities

PropertyManager. The outside perimeter [ Select all inner loops ]

is the current sketch.

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