Solidworks Convert To Sheet Metal Cylinder

To create a sheet metal part with cylindrical faces.

Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. Single open contours can be used for extrudes revolves sections paths. The arc can also be tangent to a line. Hi guys how to draw this part. Click base flange tab or insert sheet metal base flange.

To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. I hope you like this video please subscribe on my channel for more videos and projects in solidworks. Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. 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.

Then select the fixed face of that extrusion to do your unfold. Enter the material thickness you want. Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. There is also shroud on bottom end and swage roll in the middle.

Sheet metal cylinder with overlap for welding. The base flange propertymanager appears. Add the cuts fold the part and use the same sketch to cut the extrusion off. Sketch an open contour arc.

In the propertymanager under sheet metal gauges set options if you want to use a gauge table. Click 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. Just add a new sketch on one of the flat end faces of the cylinder.

In this video you can see how to make a cylinder in solidworks using sheet metal features. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. Enter a default inside radius for the bends. Select the face and convert entities then extrude 0 01 any number really just less than the width of the seam.