Convert Curved Surface To Sheet Metal Solidworks

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

Convert curved surface to sheet metal solidworks.

The way i have gone about this is simply modeling internal external faces using surfaces. Sheet metal convert and flat pattern suppressed. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. Notice the three features added.

However when i go to convert sheet metal i have no luck. The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. 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.

This will make some of the more complex geometries easier to create and control. Here is your sheet metal box. 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.

This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. Under sheet metal parameters. I have recently got into learning surfacing in solidworks 2012 and i have been working on some sheet metal components. 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.

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. I have been using surfaces with the aim of later converting them to sheet metal. Convert to sheet metal. Create the sheet metal part as a solid body in solidworks.

The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. Once you have a solid body in the shape that you want there are a couple of ways to convert it into sheet metal. Flatten it by converting it using the insert bends command instead. The method you choose will depend on the state of the solid body and.

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.