Convert Shell To Sheet Metal

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.

Convert shell to sheet metal.

Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. In faces to remove select the faces as shown. Click convert to sheet metal 3.

And here is the converted shell metal. You now have standard sheet metal features and associated sketches even if some are missing their names bug. To bend the part rip the block between the edges of the tabs by clicking rip or insert sheet metal rip. Select the edge to rip as shown.

In wf5 with your solid model applications sheetmetal shell do not select any faces and then done refs you will be prompted for the sheet thickness type in value and enter in creo2 operations convert to sheetmetal enter your wall thickness and tick middle button. 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. The convert process is complete. Convert the part to sheet metal by clicking insert bends or insert sheet metal bends.

If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. This command acted as a shell command and removed the front face that was not included in any of the edge selections. I hope this help giov. Shell the block to 1mm so the part is of uniform thickness.

Convert to sheet metal zip file size. The original solid part is now a sheet metal part with sheet metal parameters complete with flat pattern. Finally go to feature flat pattern. Let s start with the rules of sheet metal.

Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern.