Solidworks Wrap Sheet Metal

In the graphics area select the solidworks sketch.

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. You might also like. The steps are as follows. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.

Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. The sketch plane must be tangent to the face allowing the face normal and the sketch. Search flattening sheet metal bends in the solidworks knowledge base. Under sheet metal parameters.

Placing a decal on a sheet metal part is similar to any type of part file. The final step is to choose additional faces for the decal to wrap around. For wrap type click emboss. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.

For wrap method click spline surface. You can project a wrap feature onto multiple faces. The wrap feature supports contour selection and sketch reuse. To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar.

You can flatten the bends in a sheet metal part in the following ways. Select the faces along the top handle of the iron. Click wrap features toolbar or insert features wrap. When the mapping tab is selected click in the selected geometry box.

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. There are a total of six. Download cheat sheet here.