Convert Bends Sheet Metal Solidworks

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Convert bends sheet metal solidworks.

Click convert to sheet metal 3. Enter a default inside radius for the bends. The part is already bent but it s a dummy solid so no need to insert bends. Enter the material thickness you want 5.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Under sheet metal parameters.

M measure the bend radius of the imported solid with the measure tools. The combination of these two tools make up the core functionality of the convert to sheet metal tool and focus on the edge connections between faces in the solid body. 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.

You might also like. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Want all of our free solidworks sheet metal training videos. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder.

When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Measure the thickness of the imported solid with the measure tools. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.