Cpmvert Cylinder To Sheet Metal

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.

Cpmvert cylinder to sheet metal.

However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid. As a test try to insert an axis on the cylindrical face. Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern. Outside diameter thickness x 3 1416 length of plate required inside diameter thickness x 3.

Essentially you should calculate the centerline arc. 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. Click convert to sheet metal 3. I want to effectively roll the sheet up.

If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cylinder and cannot be unfolded. 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. Thanks for your time dan. Originally both a four cylinder the h2 and a v8 the h1 were available.

Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal. Let s start with the rules of sheet metal. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. If you can insert an axis the model is an exact cylinder.

To develop the blank flat length for a cylinder rolled from sheet or plate is quite simple. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. Here we have a solid body that i would like to convert into a sheet metal box then get the flat pattern to make it. Converting solid bodies to sheet metal.