Convert Extrude To Sheet Metal Solidworks

Sketch a closed profile across one of the bends.

Convert extrude to sheet metal solidworks. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. 1 solidworks tutorial for be. Click convert to sheet metal 3. However when i go to convert sheet metal i have no luck.

Create the solid part. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. Sketch a closed profile across one of the bends. The way i have gone about this is simply modeling internal external faces using surfaces.

Enter the material thickness you want. If you want to make a cut across a bend drag the rollback bar before the process bends feature in the featuremanager design tree. I have recently got into learning surfacing in solidworks 2012 and i have been working on some sheet metal components. If you want to make a cut across a bend drag the rollback bar before the process bends feature in the featuremanager design tree.

Extrude the cut through all. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet 4. 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.

I have been using surfaces with the aim of later converting them 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. Extrude the cut through all. For more information about solid.

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

Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.