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How would I form sheet metal using an assembly file for the shape?

How would I form sheet metal using an assembly file for the shape?

How would I form sheet metal using an assembly file for the shape?

(OP)
I have a semi-complex assembly file that I would like to push into a thermoplastic sheet to make a loose mold. Is that something I can simulate in Solidworks?

Thanks much!

RE: How would I form sheet metal using an assembly file for the shape?

Import your assembly as a dumb solid and trace the shape, this will only work with single plane curves, compound curves do not work in Sheet metal.
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RE: How would I form sheet metal using an assembly file for the shape?

(OP)
Makes sense, thanks for the help.

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