Solidworks Convert To Sheet Metal

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

Solidworks convert to sheet metal.

In the convert to sheet metal propertymanager you specify the fixed face and thickness of the sheet metal part the default bend radius and the edges or fillet faces on which to create bends. The sheet metal tool in solidworks is located in the sheet metal toolbar and drop down menu. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. 2 solidworks will pick the rip edges for you by process of elimination.

Sheet metal convert and flat pattern suppressed. This approach will work for any solid body you have including imported bodies made in other systems. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. If an edge already has a fillet applied the radius of the fillet is used as the bend radius for the new sheet metal part.

The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. 3 when all edges have been added to the two groups hit the green check. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. Here is your sheet metal box.

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.