How To Flatten Sheet Metal In Solidworks

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.

How to flatten sheet metal in solidworks.

A convert solid folder which contains the bends used for this part. Sheet metal parts can have sketches in the folded and the flat pattern states fig. This approach will work for any solid body you have including imported bodies made in other systems. The best non sheet metal feature for a cone like this is a thin revolve.

The fixed face is the one that remains in the same position when unsuppressing the flat pattern. Solidprofessor sam sanchez september 2. Look at part tree. Lofted bosses usually don t work out real well when you try to insert bends due to some slight anomalies in the loft.

All sheet metal parts have a fixed face. A sheet metal folder which contains your sheet metal parameters. The sheet metal tool in solidworks is located in the sheet metal toolbar and drop down menu. Options in basic sheet metal base flange tab.

Edge flange see figure 3 can be used to add an attached wall to any sheet metal body. To return the part to its bent state. To view this part in flatten form click sheetmetal flatten. A flat pattern feature that you can unsuppress to view your flat pattern at any time.

This same tool can be used to make a flat piece of sheet metal that one would use to add edge flanges and other useful sheet metal features. 1 sketches created in the folded state can have an equivalent transformed sketch in the flat pattern state. To flatten a body do one. In either the featuremanager design tree or the cut list right click the flat pattern feature for the part and click unsuppress.

In the featuremanager design tree select the part and click flatten sheet metal toolbar. So how to flatten a sweep flange properly. In the cut list right click the body and click flatten. Is it because it includes the deformation of the metal.

That will convert every time without issues. Click sheetmetal insert bends click flat face as reference when it flatten. Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok. Flattening cone shaped sheet metal in solidworks.

Your simple sheetmetal bend is ready. Then use the insert bends tool. Sheet metal loft works very well with this however. Using this tool is an all in one approach to transforming a solid body into sheet metal.