Convert Shell To Sheet Metal

Let s start with the rules of sheet metal.

Convert shell to sheet metal. The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied. The original solid part is now a sheet metal part with sheet metal parameters complete with flat pattern. And here is the converted shell metal. I hope this help giov.

If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. The convert process is complete. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. Finally go to feature flat pattern.

Select the edge to rip as shown. Convert to sheet metal zip file size. Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern. Click convert to sheet metal 3.

In wf5 with your solid model applications sheetmetal shell do not select any faces and then done refs you will be prompted for the sheet thickness type in value and enter in creo2 operations convert to sheetmetal enter your wall thickness and tick middle button. Convert the part to sheet metal by clicking insert bends or insert sheet metal bends. Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal. You now have standard sheet metal features and associated sketches even if some are missing their names bug.

Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. This command acted as a shell command and removed the front face that was not included in any of the edge selections. To bend the part rip the block between the edges of the tabs by clicking rip or insert sheet metal rip. 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.

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.