The imported
parts must be of uniform thickness to fold and unfold properly.If you have a sheet metal part with bends from another CAD system, you can import these parts, then convert them to SolidWorks sheet metal.
The imported
parts must be of uniform thickness to fold and unfold properly.
To convert an imported part into a SolidWorks sheet metal part:
Import a document into SolidWorks. See Importing Documents for more information.
Click Insert
Bends 
on the Sheet Metal toolbar, or click Insert, Sheet
Metal, Bends.
In the graphics area, select a face for Fixed Face or Edge 
.
Click OK 
.
The part converts to a SolidWorks sheet
metal part. The FeatureManager design tree contains Sheet-Metal1
, Flatten-Bends1
, and Process-Bends1
features. The part can now be flattened and bent
as a sheet metal part by toggling the suppression state of the Process-Bends
feature.