Convert Cone To Sheet Metal Solidworks

Convert to sheet metal with split line to control one flange.

Convert cone to sheet metal solidworks.

Designers are not limited to only one sheet metal part. If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cone and cannot be unfolded. Then convert to sheetmetal using insert sheet metal bends cone can not be 360 revolve. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder.

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. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. 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.

To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. Solidworks tutorial sheet metal cone tutorial video how to make cone in solidworks. Honesty may be the best policy but insanity is a better defense. Make the cone in a non sheetmetal part as a revolve.

Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. 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. You might also like. Create the solid part.

For a more discrete approach to making sheet metal from solid bodies you can use the rip and insert bends tools. As a test try to insert an axis on the conical face. I prefer not to use lofted bends as i do not trust the flattening algorithm. If you can insert an axis the model is an exact cone.

However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid this limitation and unfold appropriately. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet 4. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.