Convert Extrude To Sheet Metal Solidworks

Convert the part to sheet metal by clicking insert bends or insert sheet metal bends.

Convert extrude to sheet metal solidworks.

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. This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal. The convert to sheet metal command lets you specify the thickness bends and rips necessary to convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. I have recently got into learning surfacing in solidworks 2012 and i have been working on some sheet metal components.

1 solidworks tutorial for be. If you want to make a cut across a bend drag the rollback bar before the process bends feature in the featuremanager design tree. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Create the solid part.

For more information about solid. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet 4. Extrude the cut through all. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.

You might also like. We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange sketched bend and extruded cut in solidworks sheet metal. Extrude the cut through all. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.

I have been using surfaces with the aim of later converting them to sheet metal. Enter the material thickness you want. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. The way i have gone about this is simply modeling internal external faces using surfaces.

Sketch a closed profile across one of the bends. Convert the part to sheet metal by clicking insert bends or insert sheet metal bends. However when i go to convert sheet metal i have no luck. Sketch a closed profile across one of the bends.

If you want to make a cut across a bend drag the rollback bar before the process bends feature in the featuremanager design tree.