Convert Boss Extrude To Sheet Metal

The extruded boss base feature can be found on the features tab in the command manager interface as shown in figure 1.

Convert boss extrude to sheet metal.

Exit the sketch and see the diagram in 3d we now have circles on the reference plane. In today s blog we will review and break down some of the great tools available in each section of the extrude command. Create a block with the extruded boss base tool. Using the extrude boss feature you create 3d models like block cube cylinder 3d polygon 3d elliptical shapes etc.

Extrude boss base feature is mainly located in features command manager or insert menu. To create a part of uniform thickness and convert it to sheet metal. Make it normal and choose the convert entities. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder.

Showing the results of convert entities tool and extrude boss command. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Select both these circles. Showing the final results.

Make the block 50mm on all sides. It may have been difficult to see in the video but if you are dead set on using the convert to sheet metal command you need to have a planar flat face. This is why you will often find that people will create a very small flat section using a boss extrude to create a flat section at the end. Under sheet metal parameters.

No the edge of your sheet metal part doesn t count. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. For more information about solid. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder.

An extruded boss base feature will allow you to take a 2d sketch and add thickness to it in the third dimension. This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. You can also go to the toolbar and click insert boss base extrude to pull up the boss extrude feature menu as well.

Extrude these circles by selecting extrude boss tool. That means if you have closed contour sketch drawing then you can add materials to that contour and convert it into 3d model. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.