Convert To Sheet Metal Nx

Another way to create the part would be the dimple feature on a round tab.

Convert to sheet metal nx.

Click on command on when sheet metal application activated home basic group convert drop down convert to sheet metal. Nx 9 nx 10. Select base face on the solid body. Convert to sheet metal is a valuable command when importing models from other cad systems neutral file formats or something created in nx using traditional modelling techniques.

You can have a kind of rolling a larger cylinder or a cone by substituding it with small bends in sheet metal application. Nx sheet metal is mainly bending and punching. This base face will be the main face when sheet metal flatten define bend relief in the relief tab. Round square none i prefer to use round.

The conversion allows the user to work with the model using downstream sheet metal features. Activate the convert to sheet metal command.