Convert To Sheet Metal Solidworks 2016

How to convert 3d part into sheet metal in solidworks with the help of convert to sheet metal tools.

Convert to sheet metal solidworks 2016.

Split a single sheet metal part into multiple bodies. On this snippet from the march 2016 episode of straight from support solidworks applications engineer heather dawe explains the differences between the convert to sheet metal and insert. Please subscribe our channel for more videos and project. Solidworks 2016 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead.

Click convert to sheet metal 3. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. 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.

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. 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. 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.

Create new bodies in an existing sheet metal part using base flange convert to sheet metal insert bends and lofted bend commands. Under sheet metal parameters. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied.