Convert Curved To Sheet Metal Solidworks 2016

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.

Convert curved to sheet metal solidworks 2016.

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. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. In the convert to sheet metal propertymanager you specify the fixed face and thickness of the sheet metal part the default bend radius and the edges or fillet faces on which to create bends.

The create solid option was formerly called the try to form solid option. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. I have recently got into learning surfacing in solidworks 2012 and i have been working on some sheet metal components. The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied.

Create the solid part. In previous releases you had to knit the surface manually before you could convert the surface into a solid. 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.

However when i go to convert sheet metal i have no luck.