Convert Body To Sheet Metal Solidworks

This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal.

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. 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. For more information about solid. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

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. The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. Under sheet metal parameters. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder.

The sheet metal tool in solidworks is located in the sheet metal toolbar and drop down menu. 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. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet.

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. Click convert to sheet metal 3.