Convert Bends Sheet Metal Solidworks

Enter a default inside radius for the bends.

Convert bends sheet metal solidworks.

There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. M measure the bend radius of the imported solid with the measure tools.

This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. The part is already bent but it s a dummy solid so no need to insert bends. 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.

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Click convert to sheet metal 3. You might also like. M converting to sheet metal should get rid of the beveled edges once you hand pick the two bend faces.

The combination of these two tools make up the core functionality of the convert to sheet metal tool and focus on the edge connections between faces in the solid body. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet 4. 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.

Want all of our free solidworks sheet metal training videos. Measure the thickness of the imported solid with the measure tools. Inserting rips and bends to convert to sheet metal for a more discrete approach to making sheet metal from solid bodies you can use the rip and insert bends tools.