Convert Multiple Surface To Sheet Metal

In select table select a gauge table to use or click browse and browse to a gauge table.

Convert multiple surface to sheet metal.

In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table. Insert bends is great for an imported model that didn t start out as sheet metal but has a constant thickness. Click convert in the import group on the sheet metal tab. 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.

See more about our p. This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal. Under sheet metal parameters. 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.

Select the body you want to convert. I had tried almost everything on the help but have been unsuccessful. I ran through this very quick and messed up my terminology between transverse and longitudinal but hopefully it will still be helpful. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.

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. Walls bends and junctions only default sized junctions you created as sheet metal not imported junctions are automatically detected and identified by color. The select bodies tool guide is enabled by default. For more information about solid.

You can ctrl click to select multiple bodies. Click convert to sheet metal 3. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Select use gauge table.

To convert a solid to sheet metal. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. Hi i have a closed surface which i want to convert into sheet metal.