This sketch will create the Rip feature along the joint at each side of the hood. We will create a 3D sketch of each joint. We have created a cut-out in the base to receive the lights and filters. Step 1, Create the kitchen hood with standard modeling techniques (Extrusion, Loft, Extrude Cut, Shell etc…) The challenge while using this technique is to keep the welding gaps as small as possible. Finally, each sheet metal body will be assembled together by the welding or bolting process. We make sure the overall width and length of each body can fit on the raw material that we will use for manufacturing. We then separate the geometry into different sheet-metal bodies. First, we create a prismatic volume with standard modeling techniques. Let’s see how to create this in SolidWorks using the Convert to Sheet Metal command. Let’s take this kitchen hood as an example. However, we can also use it with thin-walled geometries. This method is best suited for standard, non-thin geometries.
One of the quickest ways to create a sheet-metal assembly is to use the function Convert to Sheet Metal from a Prismatic Volume’. These products can be broken down into standard parts for mass production.
The sheet-metal module included in SolidWorks allows us to create different types of consumer products that are part of our daily lives.
