Convert Curved Surface To Sheet Metal Solidworks

I have recently got into learning surfacing in solidworks 2012 and i have been working on some sheet metal components.

Convert curved surface to sheet metal solidworks.

The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. 2 solidworks will pick the rip edges for you by process of elimination. 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. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder.

I have been using surfaces with the aim of later converting them to sheet metal. The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. Sheet metal convert and flat pattern suppressed. Convert to sheet metal.

This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. Notice the three features added. The way i have gone about this is simply modeling internal external faces using surfaces. Under sheet metal parameters.

3 when all edges have been added to the two groups hit the green check. Once you have a solid body in the shape that you want there are a couple of ways to convert it into sheet metal. Flatten it by converting it using the insert bends command instead. Stop putting a small flat section on your part just to get it to 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. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Create the sheet metal part as a solid body in solidworks. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

The method you choose will depend on the state of the solid body and. 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. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

This will make some of the more complex geometries easier to create and control.