Converting Sheet Metal Bodies To Surface Bodies Solidworks

This enables you to use the familiar sketch tools to create the shape of the sheet metal part.

Converting sheet metal bodies to surface bodies solidworks.

Click convert to sheet metal 3. 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. Enter the material thickness you want. Select convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or go to insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.

Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet 4. 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. Look at the image below for an example of the definition of this feature. Converting the shape will take the existing solid or surface body and convert it to a constant thickness sheet metal body.

Now we have the main shape we can start converting to sheet metal bodies. You will then get a dialog for convert to bodies telling you it will permanently delete all editable solid and surface features leaving only the related bodies. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. Three types of bends are available when converting a solid body to a sheet metal part.

Sharp bends round bends and flat bends. Create the first sheet metal component. If you have an assembly open right click on a part in your tree and select open part. You can create a sheet metal part by converting a solid or surface body using the convert to sheet metal command.

Creating a sheet metal part by converting a solid body. In the open part right click on the top level name and chose convert to bodies. Method 2 convert to sheet metal. The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied.