Also introduced are sheet metal improvements that speed design and manufacturing. For instance, enhancements to the ‘Tab and Slot’ tool include: default through all cuts for slots; options to customise slot size and corner shapes during feature creation; the ability to select non-linear edges along which to create tabs, versus mere linear edges; and the ability to group tab and slot features so they can all be made uniform and modified as a collective versus individually.
In addition, for sheet metal, when users assign a custom material to a sheet metal part, it is possible to link sheet metal parameters, such as K factor and thickness, to the material. If users change material, sheet metal parameters update automatically.
Dassault also reveals increased productivity and flexibility with SolidWorks Inspection, such as improved ‘Bill of Characteristics’ with a newly developed grid layout and group/ungroup functionality. Furthermore, additional extraction options allow users to include hole tables for use on complex parts.
