Overview
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Take your sheet metal skills to the next level by designing a sheet metal enclosure with SOLIDWORKS in this project-based course.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
- Reviewing the Base tool
- Using the Flange tool
- Building tabs
- Working with the Edge Flange
- Making miter flanges
- Building the rough enclosure shape
- Designing the cover
- Creating the tabs and corners
- Connecting the parts with hardware
- Adding vents to the design
- Working with nested assemblies
- Circuit-board basics
- Adding components to the design
- Reference documents and data sheets
- Panel-mounted components
- Placing the board in the enclosure
- Adding standoffs and in-context holes
- Cutting holes for the connectors
- Using block cutouts
- Adding decals to the design
- Adding graphics to parts
- Making assembly drawings
- Adding part drawings
- Creating flat patterns
- Saving to DXF or DWG
- Saving to the STEP format
- Preparing for manufacturing
- Manufacturing resources
- Next steps
