Solidworks This Face Has A Non Sheet Metal

Select the fixed face on the model.

Solidworks this face has a non sheet metal.

Type the bend radius. Select a linear edge on an end face of a conical face as the fixed edge. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. 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.

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened. Do one of the following. If you use move face in sheet metal sometimes you can not flatten it.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. In the propertymanager under bend parameters. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cone and cannot be unfolded.

Select a planar face tangent to the conical face as the fixed face. Click insert bends or insert sheet metal bends. You might also like. As a test try to insert an axis on the conical face.

In this tutorial video we will learn how to create a bracket with the help of sheet metal commands like base flange sketched bend and sheet metal gusset. 1 solidworks tutorial for be. If you can insert an axis the model is an exact cone. However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid this limitation and unfold appropriately.

Under sheet metal parameters. Good afternoon scott solidworks doesn t handle a part in sheet metal with this design. We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange sketched bend and extruded cut in solidworks sheet metal. The way i would build that part here is the same way it s done in our shop and that is a 2 two part assembly your bottom loft and your top loft however this would be with out the large radius s.

Watch how you fix that problem with this tutorial. The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box. The bends propertymanager appears. The fixed edge remains in place when the part is flattened.