If you do not enter the equal sign you can create a new global variable but it will not be assigned to the dimension.
Change global sheet metal thickness solidworks.
Select the name and press delete you cannot delete a name used by another dimension.
Set two or more dimensions equal to the global variable.
If you want a body to have a different thickness from the part thickness you edit the sheet metal body feature check the override default parameters and enter the desired thickness fig.
A common practice in industry when working with solidworks sheet metal is to show thickness as gauge value.
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But it doesn t appear possible to change the sheet metal thickness of a part started with base flange after the fact.
I started out with a box with 06 thickness but as the design has evolved the box is much bigger now and i want to change its thickness to 09 but the thickness value is disabled grayed out in the sheet metal feature now.
Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.
In the manufacturing industry sheet metal thickness is defined by a pattern but in solidworks you must define a value in inches or millimeters.
Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.
Change and manage than linked values.
Repeat for as many dimensions as needed.
You must enter the equal sign to assign a global variable to the dimension.
In this tech tip learn how to convert the thickness value into a solidworks sheet metal gauge value.
To use a global variable to link dimensions.
In the featuremanager design tree click a feature with a dimension linked to a global variable.
For example 20 gauge equals 0 0359 in.
The model opens in sketch mode.
In select table select a gauge table to use or click browse and browse to a gauge table.
Changing global variables with the modify dialog box to change dimensions linked to global variables using the modify dialog box.
Type a name for the global variable.
Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.
Double click the dimension then in the modify dialog box type equal sign.
Create a global variable in the equations dialog box or the modify dialog box for dimensions.
Appears with the dimension in the graphics area and in the equations dialog box.
