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