This webcast introduces SOLIDWORKS sheet metal basics, covering essential tools and workflows for creating manufacturable parts. It explains features like base flange, edge flange, and miter flange, along with gauge tables for predefined thickness and bend radii. Key topics include bend allowance methods, auto-relief options, and converting sketches into sheet metal components. The session demonstrates adding holes, patterns, and custom flanges, flattening parts for validation, and extracting manufacturing data such as bounding box size and bend details. It concludes with generating 2D drawings and DXF/DWG files for CNC processes, ensuring accurate documentation and streamlined production.