Solidworks Convert To Sheet Metal No Bends Found

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Solidworks convert to sheet metal no bends found.

The solid body can be an imported sheet metal part. This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. 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. Converting a shelled solid body to a sheet metal part.

Select use gauge table. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. Search no bends in the solidworks knowledge base. When you click insert bends on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal bends two distinct stages are applied to the sheet metal part.

No bends found solidworks sheet metal error why do i get this error. Create the solid part. The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.

This is a common sheet metal error i used to see all the time. It is possible to create a solid part then convert it to sheet metal to add the bends and sheet metal features. To restore all bends to the part. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.

On this snippet from the march 2016 episode of straight from support solidworks applications engineer heather dawe explains the differences between the convert to sheet metal and insert. Click no bends sheet metal toolbar again. 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. Provide feedback on this topic.

Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. To open this propertymanager.