Suppose I want to design a vending machine which needs to carry 100kg of object weight inside it . What factor are necessary to decide the thickness of its sheet metal enclouser and what analysis must be done on that sheet metal?
If you are a Solidworks user you should be able to use the Xpress simulation add in to test it if you model it as a part. I usually lean on my experience in metal manufacturing to make a judgement based of what I know the material to be capable of. If I find a scenario where I'm uncertain if the material will be sufficient I'll model whatever it is as a part and run a simulation express on it.