Solidworks Convert To Sheet Metal

3 when all edges have been added to the two groups hit the green check.

Solidworks convert to sheet metal.

Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Using this tool is an all in one approach to transforming a solid body into sheet metal. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. Here is your sheet metal box. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Notice the three features added.

Under sheet metal parameters. 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. 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.

This approach will work for any solid body you have including imported bodies made in other systems. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder.