Cpmvert Cylinder To Sheet Metal

If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cylinder and cannot be unfolded.

Cpmvert cylinder to sheet metal.

Thanks for your time dan. 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. 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.

To develop the blank flat length for a cylinder rolled from sheet or plate is quite simple. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. I want to effectively roll the sheet up. I would be very grateful for any advice or alternative methods that i could use.

Originally both a four cylinder the h2 and a v8 the h1 were available. Outside diameter thickness x 3 1416 length of plate required inside diameter thickness x 3. The extremely compact normally aspirated h1 v8 used two of the suzuki heads displaced 3 0l and went for 45 000. 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. Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal. Converting solid bodies 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.

Essentially you should calculate the centerline arc. Let s start with the rules of sheet metal. As a test try to insert an axis on the cylindrical face. If you can insert an axis the model is an exact cylinder.