Sheet Metal Design

SPI SheetMetalWorks is 100% integrated with SolidWorks. The complete functionality of SolidWorks is available, ensuring the sheet metal part can be edited at any time. SPI SheetMetalWorks specifically addresses the needs of companies involved in the design and manufacturing of parametric sheet metal parts and assemblies. It leads to significant increase in ready-to-manufacture products and makes the design process instant, resulting in dramatic time savings between concept and the testing of actual parts.

New Component Manager: Ready to use...

Frequently used components - just click, define the parameters and insert the result into your design: A dream comes true.

The SPI Component Manager belongs to the scope of supply of the SPI SheetMetalWorks Software and puts an extensive library of standard construction units to your disposal. It supports you with the arbitrary design of standard parts, connectors, flanges, transitions as well as heads and gives you exact results for filleted and sharp-cornered sheet metal parts.

The use of the software is fast and easy:  Just select a component from the clearly laid out catalogue with a click of your mouse, and get the corresponding parameters in a detailed preview. Choose one of the parameters and modify it to your demand. At the push of a button the complete component is built and is appended to your SolidWorks assembly.

The default delivery consists of about  30 parts and will be graded up with every new release. Beneath that you can build up your own components and store them for later work.
 
 
 Optimize your results and processes.

The construction tools such as flanges and profiles, which SolidWorks makes available, undoubtedly permit an efficient sheet metal construction. In many cases the sharp edged construction with SPI  SheetMetalWorks offers clear advantages.

 
Benefit from precise unfoldings...

Once the design is complete, an extreme fast, automatic 2D flat is generated from the 3D Solid. During the unfold calculation the sheet metal part will be automatically analyzed. All bend allowances are calculated.

 
even of imported parts...

With SPISheetMetalWorks you can assign material definitions to imported models (DWG, SAT, IGES). Imported data frequently exhibit inaccuracies or mathematically unfavorable representations of geometry. SPI compensates this by different tolerance options.

 
...nearly arbitrary free from surfaces...

When calculating the unfolding of transitions like "rectangle-circle", "cone", "y-transition", SPI - SheetmetalWorks interprets the model as a bended sheet metal part. The number of bendings is defined by the designer. The calculated unfolding of a cone is based on the real manufactured part. The 3D Model and the drawing remain clearly, because facets are not represented.
 
...and several pipe connections.
No matter what kind of transition, SPI SheetMetalWorks will do it for you. Just use the component manager's library.
 
 
Certified Gold Product

SheetMetalWorks from SPI is a Certified Gold Product and is 100% integrated in SolidWorks