Solidworks Convert To Sheet Metal

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

Solidworks convert to sheet metal.

When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Under sheet metal parameters. 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.

Sheet metal convert and flat pattern suppressed. 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. Using this tool is an all in one approach to transforming a solid body into sheet metal. The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied.

Here is your sheet metal box. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Notice the three features added. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder.

Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. This approach will work for any solid body you have including imported bodies made in other systems.