Cpmvert Cylinder To Sheet Metal

If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.

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. Let s start with the rules of sheet metal. I would be very grateful for any advice or alternative methods that i could use. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness.

Outside diameter thickness x 3 1416 length of plate required inside diameter thickness x 3. However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid. The extremely compact normally aspirated h1 v8 used two of the suzuki heads displaced 3 0l and went for 45 000. Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal.

To develop the blank flat length for a cylinder rolled from sheet or plate is quite simple. 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. Originally both a four cylinder the h2 and a v8 the h1 were available. Thanks for your time dan.

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. 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. Click convert to sheet metal 3. If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cylinder and cannot be unfolded.

Essentially you should calculate the centerline arc. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. I want to effectively roll the sheet up. 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.