Convert Cone To Sheet Metal Solidworks

When applying the insert bends feature located on the sheet metal toolbar or from the insert dropdown menu under sheet metal solidworks tells us a non linear edge at the seam of this cone is invalid.

Convert cone to sheet metal solidworks.

Convert to sheet metal. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. Click convert to sheet metal 3. If you can insert an axis the model is an exact cone.

Here we have a solid body that i would like to convert into a sheet metal box then get the flat pattern to make it. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. As a test try to insert an axis on the conical face. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet.

Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. In the tutorial video we re presented with a cone designed with the revolve shell and cut extrude features. Create the sheet metal part as a solid body in solidworks.

However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid this limitation and unfold appropriately. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. The method you choose will depend on the state of the solid body and. This will make some of the more complex geometries easier to create and control.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cone and cannot be unfolded.