Solidworks Wrap Sheet Metal

Placing a decal on a sheet metal part is similar to any type of part file.

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. When the mapping tab is selected click in the selected geometry box. There are a total of six. You might also like.

For wrap method click spline surface. To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar. Search flattening sheet metal bends in the solidworks knowledge base. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.

You can project a wrap feature onto multiple faces. Click wrap features toolbar or insert features wrap. Select the faces along the top handle of the iron. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.

In the graphics area select the solidworks sketch. The steps are as follows. The final step is to choose additional faces for the decal to wrap around. Download cheat sheet here.

Under sheet metal parameters. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Subscribe to our blog. The wrap feature supports contour selection and sketch reuse.

You can flatten the bends in a sheet metal part in the following ways. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.