Cpmvert Cylinder To Sheet Metal

Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern.

Cpmvert cylinder to sheet metal.

Outside diameter thickness x 3 1416 length of plate required inside diameter thickness x 3. Originally both a four cylinder the h2 and a v8 the h1 were available. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid.

Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. Thanks for your time dan. Click convert to sheet metal 3. Essentially you should calculate the centerline arc.

Converting solid bodies to sheet metal. I would be very grateful for any advice or alternative methods that i could use. If you can insert an axis the model is an exact cylinder. Let s start with the rules of sheet metal.

I understand that there are other simple ways of creating cylinders but the reason i started like this was because it s easier for me to put holes into a flat surface rather than a curved one. As a test try to insert an axis on the cylindrical face. I have a rectangular piece of steel 25 692 l 1 600 h 048 t that i want to bend fully to create a cylinder. I figure this should be an easy thing to do in solidworks but i have little experience with the sheet metal portion and cannot figure it out.

If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cylinder and cannot be unfolded. Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. I want to effectively roll the sheet up.