To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part.
Convert cylinder to sheet metal solidworks.
However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid this limitation and unfold appropriately.
There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.
Enter the material thickness you want.
Create the solid 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.
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.
Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet 4.
In the property manager under sheet metal gauges select the gauge table to use from the existing library or upload your own.
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.
If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.
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Insert bends is great for an imported model that didn t start out as sheet metal but has a constant thickness.
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.
The next step is to change the sheet metal parameters by first selecting a fixed face of the part.
Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.
As a test try to insert an axis on the cylindrical face.