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Convert a solid part to a sheetmetal part

For example I'd like to start with a block, shell it, convert it to sheetmetal and rip the corners to create a formed sheetmetal box that could be unbent.

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    Bernard HershbergerBernard Hershberger shared this idea  ·   ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    Jason MoyerJason Moyer shared a merged idea: Sheet Metal Import  ·   ·  Show description

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      • aaronmaaronm commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        yes, importing .step files and converting to sheetmetal part is a must!!!! would save me hundereds of hours!

      • Omar F. TrejoOmar F. Trejo commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        It will be awesome for the new lofted flange, because part modeling could make a lot of features, with complex flanges.

      • aaronmaaronm commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        would be very useful in my business to be able to import .step files which were designed as sheetmetal in there native CAD program and then be able to convert them to sheetmetal parts that can be unfolded, Solidworks has this feature!

      • Doug CameronDoug Cameron commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I like this idea!
        It would also be helpful to convert a sheetmetal part to a solid part. This would allow
        secondary operations to be defined on the part. Example: milling a 0.060" pocket in
        0.187" thick aluminum.

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