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RECORD: CHAT-0058
TOPIC: Adding Slots in SolidWorks
IMPORTED: 2026.04.17

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: what is the easiest way to add slots to a sheet metal part in solid works 2025

RECOVERED CONVERSATION EXCERPTS
USER MESSAGES:
1. what is the easiest way to add slots to a sheet metal part in solid works 2025
2. i need to cut .1875 out of this part what is the easiest way to do that
3. what is the quickest way to mirror it to the other side
4. ok this isn't working how do i do it from an assembly

ASSISTANT RESPONSES:
1. There are 3 main ways to add slots in [embedded media omitted] (2025)—but for sheet metal, one is clearly the easiest depending on what you’re doing.. 🔧 Easiest Methods (ranked for sheet metal) ✅ 1. Sketch Slot + Cut (FASTEST / most common) [embedded media omitted] This is what you should use 90% of the time. Steps: 1. Start a sketch on your sheet metal face 2. Go to Sketch tab → Slot dropdown 3. Pick: - Straight Slot (most common) - Centerpoint Slot (best for symmetric) 4. Define: - Length - Width 5. Exit sketch → Cut-Extrude (Through All) 👉 SOLIDWORKS has multiple slot sketch tools built into the Sketch tab for quick creation. [embedded media omitted] Why this is best: - Fast - Fully controllable (dims, eq…
2. Got it — you’re trying to notch that bend corner back 3/16" (.1875) along that edge you marked. This is a super common sheet metal cleanup, and there’s a right way (clean + flat pattern safe) and a “works but meh” way.. ✅ Best way (do this): Normal Cut across the bend [embedded media omitted] 🔧 Steps: 1. Select the face you showed (vertical flange face) 2. Start a Sketch 3. Draw a rectangle or line profile: - Width = .1875 - Run it from top down past the bend (like your red line) 4. Exit sketch 5. Go to Cut-Extrude 6. Set: - Through All - ✅ CHECK → “Normal Cut” ← THIS is critical. 💡 Why this is the best method: - Cuts clean through the bend correctly - Works perfectly in flat pattern - No weird stretched geo…
3. Good — switching to assembly is the RIGHT move here. This is exactly how this should be done for sheet metal 👍. ✅ BEST METHOD: Mirror as Opposite-Hand Part (Assembly) [embedded media omitted]. 🔧 Step-by-step (do this exactly) 1. Create a new assembly - File → New → Assembly - Insert your part. 2. Start Mirror Components - Go to: Assembly tab → Mirror Components. 3. Pick your mirror plane - Select: - Front / Right plane OR - Create a midplane if needed. 4. Select the part - Click your sheet metal part in Components to Mirror. 5. 🔥 THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART In the options: - ✅ Create opposite hand version - ✅ Browse and name new file (ex: `PART-RH.SLDPRT`). 6. Finish - Click ✔. 💥 Now clean it up 👉 Delete t…

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO
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- *This is what you should use 90% of the time.
- *Steps:
- Start a sketch on your sheet metal face
- Go to Sketch tab → Slot dropdown
- Pick:
- Straight Slot (most common)
- Centerpoint Slot (best for symmetric)
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