Convert To Sheet Metal Solidworks 2017

If you want to make a cut across a bend drag the rollback bar before the process bends feature in the featuremanager design tree.
Convert to sheet metal solidworks 2017. In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table. Converting a solid part to a sheet metal part. Extrude the cut through all. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder.
Lets say you are using 3mm thk plate then while converting this solid into the sheetmetal make band radius 3 1mm. Select use gauge table. You can convert any imported sheet metal type part to a solidworks sheet. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder.
Converting an imported part to a sheet metal part. The convert to sheet metal command lets you specify the thickness bends and rips necessary to. To open this propertymanager. The solid body can be an imported sheet metal part.
Under bend edges click collect all bends. In the propertymanager under sheet metal parameters select the fixed face. Convert the part to sheet metal by clicking insert bends or insert sheet metal bends. Please subscribe our channel for more videos and project.
To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. Create the solid part. Sketch a closed profile across one of the bends. For ease of use in manual conversion keep the bend radius 0 1mm for a safer side.
However its depends on individually how one wants to convert solid into sheetmetal. Convert to sheet metal tool. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. This selects all pre existing bends and the part thickness in the imported part.
Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.