Solidworks Wrap Sheet Metal

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.

Solidworks wrap sheet metal.

Solidworks keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet. For wrap method click spline surface. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Search flattening sheet metal bends in the solidworks knowledge base.

Click wrap features toolbar or insert features wrap. For wrap type click emboss. Select the faces along the top handle of the iron. You might also like.

Subscribe to our blog. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. You can project a wrap feature onto multiple faces. The wrap feature supports contour selection and sketch reuse.

Placing a decal on a sheet metal part is similar to any type of part file. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. The final step is to choose additional faces for the decal to wrap around. Download cheat sheet here.

There are a total of six. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. You can flatten the bends in a sheet metal part in the following ways.

When the mapping tab is selected click in the selected geometry box. To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar. The sketch plane must be tangent to the face allowing the face normal and the sketch.