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.

Convert cone to sheet metal solidworks.

As a test try to insert an axis on the conical face. Under sheet metal parameters. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.

Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. Convert to sheet metal. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. The method you choose will depend on the state of the solid body and.

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. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. In the tutorial video we re presented with a cone designed with the revolve shell and cut extrude features.

When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. Create the sheet metal part as a solid body in solidworks. Click convert to sheet metal 3.

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. If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cone and cannot be unfolded.