Convert Extrude To Sheet Metal Solidworks

Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.

Convert extrude to sheet metal solidworks.

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. Create the solid part. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Extrude the cut through all.

Convert the part to sheet metal by clicking insert bends or insert sheet metal bends. I have recently got into learning surfacing in solidworks 2012 and i have been working on some sheet metal components. Click convert to sheet metal 3. I have been using surfaces with the aim of later converting them to sheet metal.

The way i have gone about this is simply modeling internal external faces using surfaces. If you want to make a cut across a bend drag the rollback bar before the process bends feature in the featuremanager design tree. If you want to make a cut across a bend drag the rollback bar before the process bends feature in the featuremanager design tree. Enter the material thickness you want.

However when i go to convert sheet metal i have no luck. For more information about solid. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. 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.

Convert the part to sheet metal by clicking insert bends or insert sheet metal bends. Sketch a closed profile across one of the bends. This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal. 1 solidworks tutorial for be.

If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. You might also like. Extrude the cut through all. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet 4.

We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange sketched bend and extruded cut in solidworks sheet metal.