Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components.
Convert to sheet metal solidworks 2019.
The formed feature is deleted.
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Solidworks includes sheet metal specific features so you can create a part as sheet metal without having to convert it to sheet metal.
Under sheet metal parameters.
Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.
You can reapply the feature after the conversion.
To convert an imported sheet metal part.
When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.
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.
Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.
Click convert to sheet metal.
The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied.
You can convert any imported sheet metal type part to a solidworks sheet metal part.
You can design a sheet metal part on its own without any references to the parts it will enclose you can design the part in the context of an assembly that contains the enclosed components or you can design the part within another part document in a multibody environment.