Convert Curved Surface To Sheet Metal Solidworks

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.

Convert curved surface to sheet metal solidworks.

The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. This will make some of the more complex geometries easier to create and control.

Notice the three features added. Sheet metal convert and flat pattern suppressed. 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. Convert to sheet metal.

The way i have gone about this is simply modeling internal external faces using surfaces. Once you have a solid body in the shape that you want there are a couple of ways to convert it into sheet metal. I have been using surfaces with the aim of later converting them to sheet metal. Under sheet metal parameters.

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. Stop putting a small flat section on your part just to get it to convert to sheet metal. However when i go to convert sheet metal i have no luck. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder.

The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Create the sheet metal part as a solid body in solidworks. The method you choose will depend on the state of the solid body and.

Here is your sheet metal box. 3 when all edges have been added to the two groups hit the green check. Flatten it by converting it using the insert bends command instead. 2 solidworks will pick the rip edges for you by process of elimination.

When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.