How To Use Convert To Sheet Metal In Solidworks

This is all possible but be prepared to spend a lot of time doing the bend sequence using solidworks.

How to use convert to sheet metal in solidworks.

Not sure i ve seen this before. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. Converting an imported part to a sheet metal part. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.

Sorry that s the best advice i can offer. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. The part is simple enough why not model it in sheet metal from scratch using this import as an example. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet.

Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. Hi vijay i believe the problem is that you re trying to convert an imported part and make it sheet metal. This is a useful tool if the initial part has been created using standard part modeling features such as extrudes and lofts. Click convert to sheet metal 3.

Convert to sheet metal convert to sheet metal allows the user to quickly convert parts into sheet metal models from there a flat pattern can be automatically created. Then you could try and convert it into a bending. When a rip is required. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. You can convert any imported sheet metal type part to a solidworks sheet metal part.

This approach will work for any solid body you have including imported bodies made in other systems. However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal. Here we have a solid body that i would like to convert into a sheet metal box then get the flat pattern to make it. Using rip sketches with convert to sheet metal.

Using this tool is an all in one approach to transforming a solid body into sheet metal. Under sheet metal parameters.