Convert To Sheet Metal Solidworks 2017

Converting a solid part to a sheet metal part.

Convert to sheet metal solidworks 2017.

This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. Use the convert to sheet metal propertymanager to convert a solid or surface body to a sheet metal part. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Sketch a closed profile across one of the bends.

Convert the part to sheet metal by clicking insert bends or insert sheet metal bends. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. The convert to sheet metal command lets you specify the thickness bends and rips necessary to. If you want to make a cut across a bend drag the rollback bar before the process bends feature in the featuremanager design tree.

In the propertymanager under sheet metal parameters select the fixed face. This selects all pre existing bends and the part thickness in the imported part. You can convert any imported sheet metal type part to a solidworks sheet. Under bend edges click collect all bends.

Converting an imported part to a sheet metal part. Convert to sheet metal tool. For ease of use in manual conversion keep the bend radius 0 1mm for a safer side. Please subscribe our channel for more videos and project.

Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Select use gauge table. However its depends on individually how one wants to convert solid into sheetmetal. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder.

Create the solid part. In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table. To open this propertymanager. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.

Lets say you are using 3mm thk plate then while converting this solid into the sheetmetal make band radius 3 1mm.