Convert Cone To Sheet Metal Solidworks

When applying the insert bends feature located on the sheet metal toolbar or from the insert dropdown menu under sheet metal solidworks tells us a non linear edge at the seam of this cone is invalid.

Convert cone to sheet metal solidworks.

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. If you can insert an axis the model is an exact cone. This will make some of the more complex geometries easier to create and control.

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. 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.

Once you have a solid body in the shape that you want there are a couple of ways to convert it into sheet metal. Under sheet metal parameters. Create the sheet metal part as a solid body in solidworks. 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.

If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cone and cannot be unfolded. In the tutorial video we re presented with a cone designed with the revolve shell and cut extrude features. The method you choose will depend on the state of the solid body and. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

Convert to sheet metal. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet.