Convert Cone To Sheet Metal Solidworks

To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part.

Convert cone to sheet metal solidworks.

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. Solidworks tutorial sheet metal cone tutorial video how to make cone in solidworks. Convert to sheet metal with split line to control one flange. Then convert to sheetmetal using insert sheet metal bends cone can not be 360 revolve.

The convert to sheet metal command lets you specify the thickness bends and rips necessary to convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. I prefer not to use lofted bends as i do not trust the flattening algorithm. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Click convert to sheet metal 3.

As shown in figure 4 the checkbox for keep body has been enabled in order to reuse the same body in case the bottom and back side need to be utilized for a multibody sheet metal design. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. If you can insert an axis the model is an exact cone.

Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Designers are not limited to only one sheet metal part. As a test try to insert an axis on the conical face. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.

Make the cone in a non sheetmetal part as a revolve. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet 4. If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cone and cannot be unfolded. Honesty may be the best policy but insanity is a better defense.

Inserting rips and bends to convert to sheet metal. 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. However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid this limitation and unfold appropriately. You might also like.