Select the fixed face on the model.
Solidworks this face has a non sheet metal.
Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.
The fixed face remains in place when the part is flattened.
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The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box.
Good afternoon scott solidworks doesn t handle a part in sheet metal with this design.
Select a planar face tangent to the conical face as the fixed face.
Watch how you fix that problem with this tutorial.
Select a linear edge on an end face of a conical face as the fixed edge.
Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.
We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange sketched bend and extruded cut in solidworks sheet metal.
There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.
Do one of the following.
When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.
As a test try to insert an axis on the conical face.
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.
The bends propertymanager appears.
The way i would build that part here is the same way it s done in our shop and that is a 2 two part assembly your bottom loft and your top loft however this would be with out the large radius s.
Under sheet metal parameters.
Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.
In the propertymanager under bend parameters.
Type the bend radius.
If you use move face in sheet metal sometimes you can not flatten it.
In this tutorial video we will learn how to create a bracket with the help of sheet metal commands like base flange sketched bend and sheet metal gusset.
The fixed edge remains in place when the part is flattened.
Click insert bends or insert sheet metal bends.
If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cone and cannot be unfolded.
However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid this limitation and unfold appropriately.
If you can insert an axis the model is an exact cone.
