Converting Sheet Metal Bodies To Surface Bodies Solidworks

Enter the material thickness you want.

Converting sheet metal bodies to surface bodies solidworks. 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 tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. Create the first sheet metal component. Converting the shape will take the existing solid or surface body and convert it to a constant thickness sheet metal body.

Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet 4. You will then get a dialog for convert to bodies telling you it will permanently delete all editable solid and surface features leaving only the related bodies. Creating a sheet metal part by converting a solid body. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.

Three types of bends are available when converting a solid body to a sheet metal part. Sharp bends round bends and flat bends. Now we have the main shape we can start converting to sheet metal bodies. 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.

Click convert to sheet metal 3. Method 2 convert to sheet metal. For this option you start with a 3d shape and then convert it to a sheet metal part. Select convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or go to insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.

Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. You can create a sheet metal part by converting a solid or surface body using the convert to sheet metal command. This enables you to use the familiar sketch tools to create the shape of the sheet metal part. The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied.