How To Use Convert To Sheet Metal In Solidworks

Under sheet metal parameters.

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. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.

Click convert to sheet metal 3. Hi vijay i believe the problem is that you re trying to convert an imported part and make it sheet metal. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.

The sheet metal tool in solidworks is located in the sheet metal toolbar and drop down menu. You can convert any imported sheet metal type part to a solidworks sheet metal part. Using this tool is an all in one approach to transforming a solid body into sheet metal. 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.

The convert to sheet metal command lets you specify the thickness bends and rips necessary to convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. 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. Sorry that s the best advice i can offer. Basically every triangle needs a plane sketch and a surface fill or you can convert every triangle with a 3d sketch and use the surface fill.

Then you could try and convert it into a bending. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. 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. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.

This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. The part is simple enough why not model it in sheet metal from scratch using this import as an example. This is a useful tool if the initial part has been created using standard part modeling features such as extrudes and lofts. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

This approach will work for any solid body you have including imported bodies made in other systems. When a rip is required.