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.
How to make a sheet metal cylinder in solidworks.
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.
There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.
Solidworks sheet metal allows you to quickly and easily design folded or flat parts but what about parts that don t have simple straight bends.
Sheet metal cylinder with overlap for welding.
Make sure to grab a note pad and get ready for some quick modeling.
Consider a 3 foot diameter metal cylinder and how we could create this and create a flat patten using the sheet metal tools found in solidworks standard.
The cylinder is now a sheet metal part.
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Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet.
As you would expect there are several ways to accomplish this in solidworks.
If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.
To create a sheet metal part with cylindrical faces.
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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.
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Any help would be appreciated.
Today we are going to look at creating a slot in a sheet metal cylinder.
Sketch an open contour arc.
However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal.
Hi guys how to draw this part.
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Click convert to sheet metal 3.
There are some tips and tricks included.