Convert Boss Extrude To Sheet Metal

Shell the block to 1mm so the part is of uniform thickness.

Convert boss extrude to sheet metal.

For more information about solid. Using the extrude boss feature you create 3d models like block cube cylinder 3d polygon 3d elliptical shapes etc. You can also go to the toolbar and click insert boss base extrude to pull up the boss extrude feature menu as well. In faces to remove select the faces as shown.

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Showing the results of convert entities tool and extrude boss command. It may have been difficult to see in the video but if you are dead set on using the convert to sheet metal command you need to have a planar flat face. Every few releases this feature gets some terrific functionality added to it.

In today s blog we will review and break down some of the great tools available in each section of the extrude command. This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal. Showing the final results. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder.

No the edge of your sheet metal part doesn t count. The extruded boss base feature can be found on the features tab in the command manager interface as shown in figure 1. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. This is why you will often find that people will create a very small flat section using a boss extrude to create a flat section at the end.

When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. That means if you have closed contour sketch drawing then you can add materials to that contour and convert it into 3d model. Create a block with the extruded boss base tool. Extrude these circles by selecting extrude boss tool.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. Extrude boss base feature is mainly located in features command manager or insert menu. Make the block 50mm on all sides. Make it normal and choose the convert entities.

Under sheet metal parameters. Select both these circles. An extruded boss base feature will allow you to take a 2d sketch and add thickness to it in the third dimension.