Convert Cylinder To Sheet Metal Solidworks

Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet 4.
Convert cylinder to sheet metal solidworks. However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid this limitation and unfold appropriately. The next step is to change the sheet metal parameters by first selecting a fixed face of the part. As a test try to insert an axis on the cylindrical face. The convert to sheet metal command lets you specify the thickness bends and rips necessary to convert a solid part to a sheet metal part.
Click on the convert to sheet metal button or go to insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. 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. Create the solid part. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.
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. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. 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 don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.
Insert bends is great for an imported model that didn t start out as sheet metal but has a constant thickness. Click convert to sheet metal 3. If you can insert an axis the model is an exact cylinder. If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cylinder and cannot be unfolded.
Bend radii and thicknesses are measured from the model and maintained making this one of the easiest ways to convert any design to a sheet metal part and get a flat pattern even if you don t have any flat faces at all. In the property manager under sheet metal gauges select the gauge table to use from the existing library or upload your own.