For ease of use in manual conversion keep the bend radius 0 1mm for a safer side.
Convert to sheet metal solidworks 2017.
To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part.
This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder.
However its depends on individually how one wants to convert solid into sheetmetal.
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Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.
In the propertymanager under sheet metal parameters select the fixed face.
The solid body can be an imported sheet metal part.
The convert to sheet metal command lets you specify the thickness bends and rips necessary to.
Create the solid part.
Lets say you are using 3mm thk plate then while converting this solid into the sheetmetal make band radius 3 1mm.
If you want to make a cut across a bend drag the rollback bar before the process bends feature in the featuremanager design tree.
Select use gauge table.
To open this propertymanager.
In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table.
Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder.
Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.
Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.
Converting a solid part to a sheet metal part.
You can convert any imported sheet metal type part to a solidworks sheet.
Convert the part to sheet metal by clicking insert bends or insert sheet metal bends.
Extrude the cut through all.
Under bend edges click collect all bends.
How to convert 3d part into sheet metal in solidworks with the help of convert to sheet metal tools.
Convert to sheet metal tool.
Use the convert to sheet metal propertymanager to convert a solid or surface body to a sheet metal part.