Convert Cone To Sheet Metal Solidworks

In the tutorial video we re presented with a cone designed with the revolve shell and cut extrude features.

Convert cone to sheet metal solidworks.

Once you have a solid body in the shape that you want there are a couple of ways to convert it into sheet metal. However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid this limitation and unfold appropriately. If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cone and cannot be unfolded. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

This will make some of the more complex geometries easier to create and control. Here we have a solid body that i would like to convert into a sheet metal box then get the flat pattern to make it. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. The method you choose will depend on the state of the solid body and.

If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. When applying the insert bends feature located on the sheet metal toolbar or from the insert dropdown menu under sheet metal solidworks tells us a non linear edge at the seam of this cone is invalid. Click convert to sheet metal 3. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder.

Convert to sheet metal. As a test try to insert an axis on the conical face. Under sheet metal parameters. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder.