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Multibody Sheet Metal Parts

SolidWorks multibody part functionality lets you work with several bodies in one part to create complex sheet metal designs.



Multibody sheet metal parts can consist of multiple sheet metal bodies or a combination of sheet metal and other bodies such as weldment bodies.

Each body has its own sheet metal and material definition, flat pattern, and custom properties. You can use these body-related properties in BOMs and drawings.

You can isolate each body, and display each body individually in drawings, making it possible to interact with the part as if it is an assembly.

  • Creating Multibody Sheet Metal Parts
    You can create a multibody sheet metal part from multiple sheet metal bodies or a combination of sheet metal bodies and and other bodies such as weldments.
  • Accessing Features in Multibody Parts
    You can access the features of a multibody sheet metal part in the main FeatureManager design tree or in a cut list added to the top of the tree. Features are tracked in both.
  • Merging Sheet Metal Bodies
    The Base Flange and Edge Flange commands let you merge bodies in a multibody sheet metal part.
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