A method for processing a sheet metal part using a sheet metal working tool of a sheet metal working device, wherein the sheet metal working tool is a cutting blade or a press-brake jaw, wherein a sheet metal part to be processed is fixed on a cutting attachment or on a press-brake attachment by a blank holder, and the sheet metal working tool for processing the sheet metal part, proceeding from an initial position (A), carries out a lowering movement in the direction of the fixed sheet metal part. The sheet metal working tool in the process is lowered in such a way that a sheet metal contact region of the sheet metal working tool impacts the sheet metal part, and the sheet metal part is cut to size or bent by means of the sheet metal working tool.