Convert Loft To Sheet Metal Solidworks

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.

Convert loft to sheet metal solidworks.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. Solidworks modeling around imported step stp model sheet metal lofted bends base flange convert solid flat pattern. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

Lofted bends in sheet metal parts use two open profile sketches that are connected by a loft. 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. However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.

The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. Solidworks 2019 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead click help use solidworks web help. The base flange feature is not used with the lofted bend feature. 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.

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. Under sheet metal parameters. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.