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Emil Rindell
Jonas Bryntesson
Henrik Andersson
May 28, 2026
Emil Rindell
Jonas Bryntesson
Henrik Andersson
May 28, 2026
It’s super easy to start with an imported model that you then unfold, cut out, and bend. The model doesn’t have to be created using the sheet metal tools in IRONCAD can simply unfold it as is. Maybe you need to modify a bend or a hole in some way, or perhaps you want to use a different sheet metal thickness.
Depending on the type of modification you need to make, you can choose to make it directly on the imported model, or you can first convert it to asheet metal Part and use the commands designed specifically for sheetmetal models.
Using the command Convert to Sheet Metal Part , you click on the imported model and confirm—done! Of course, you can also assign properties such as a different sheet thickness or k-factor if you wish.
Keep in mind that the k-factor or sheet thickness specified will determine the size of the unfolded metal sheet part.
The sheet metal part created using the "Convert to Sheet Metal Part " command does not allow you to change the k-factor afterward, since it is calculated "from the start" by first being unfolded and simultaneously "assigned" a specific k-factor to ensure accuracy, and then folded back together.
However, if you want to change the K-factor of the sheet metal after the fact, there is a simple solution. Run the same command one more time on the imported model and set the new K-factor value. After all, there is no limit to how many times you can convert the same (imported) model with different values, thicknesses, materials, etc.
A simple quick test of a model with two 90-degree bends, where the conversion resulted in sheets of exactly the same size, but when unfolded, the models differed in size based on the k-factor set at the outset.
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