Convert Body 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 body to sheet metal solidworks.

Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. Using this tool is an all in one approach to transforming a solid body into sheet metal. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder.

For more information about solid. 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. 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. This approach will work for any solid body you have including imported bodies made in other systems.

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. Click convert to sheet metal 3. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.

The sheet metal tool in solidworks is located in the sheet metal toolbar and drop down menu. Under sheet metal parameters. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.