Solidworks Convert To Sheet Metal Cylinder

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.

Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder.

To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Add the cuts fold the part and use the same sketch to cut the extrusion off.

Enter a default inside radius for the bends. The arc can also be tangent to a line. Select the face and convert entities then extrude 0 01 any number really just less than the width of the seam. Enter the material thickness you want.

The base flange propertymanager appears. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. There is also shroud on bottom end and swage roll in the middle. Create the solid part.

Sketch an open contour arc. Using rip sketches with convert to sheet metal. Converting an imported part to a sheet metal part you can convert any imported sheet metal type part to a solidworks sheet metal part. To create a sheet metal part with cylindrical faces.

Click base flange tab or insert sheet metal base flange. Just add a new sketch on one of the flat end faces of the cylinder. Select use gauge table. I hope you like this video please subscribe on my channel for more videos and projects in solidworks.

Click convert to sheet metal. In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table. Sheet metal cylinder with overlap for welding. In this video you can see how to make a cylinder in solidworks using sheet metal features.