Creating a Shell Study Browse to drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS version\samples\Simulation Examples\Sheet.SLDPRT and open the file. Click New Study (Simulation CommandManager). Under General Simulation, click Static . In the PropertyManager, under Name , enter Shell Study. 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. Parent topicStatic Analysis of a Sheet Metal Part Next topic Choosing a Solver