Solidworks Wrap Sheet Metal

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Solidworks wrap sheet metal. Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. You can flatten the bends in a sheet metal part in the following ways. When the mapping tab is selected click in the selected geometry box. The steps are as follows.

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

In the graphics area select the solidworks sketch. Subscribe to our blog. Select the faces along the top handle of the iron. The sketch plane must be tangent to the face allowing the face normal and the sketch.

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 wrap features toolbar or insert features wrap. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. You can project a wrap feature onto multiple faces.

Search flattening sheet metal bends in the solidworks knowledge base. There are a total of six. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.