How To Use Convert To Sheet Metal In Solidworks

Solidworks makes it easy to create sheet metal parts out of solid or imported parts.

How to use convert to sheet metal in solidworks.

Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. The covert to sheet metal command combines the shell rip and insert recognize bends commands. Select a face as the fixed face for the 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.

We can also use imported iges files. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. 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. Click convert to sheet metal 3.

Under sheet metal parameters. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. 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. This is a useful tool if the initial part has been created using standard part modeling features such as extrudes and lofts.

Using this tool is an all in one approach to transforming a solid body into sheet metal. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. The sheet metal tool in solidworks is located in the sheet metal toolbar and drop down menu. You might also like.

There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder.