Creating a Shell Study

  1. Browse to drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS version\samples\Simulation Examples\Sheet.SLDPRT and open the file.
  2. Click New Study (Simulation CommandManager).
  3. Under General Simulation, click Static .
  4. In the PropertyManager, under Name , enter Shell Study.
  5. Click .
    The midsurface of the sheet metal part is shown. The software automatically meshes surface bodies with shells. To view the solid body, rollback Body-Delete in the FeatureManager design tree.