Round Sheet Metal Solidworks

Create a thin feature part.

Round sheet metal solidworks.

Consider a 3 foot diameter metal cylinder and how we could create this and create a flat patten using the sheet metal tools found in solidworks standard. 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. This allows the manufacturing entity to have a flat pattern drawing derived from the created part. When creating a sheet metal part in solidworks one of the key features is the capability to flatten the model into a sheet so it can be manufactured.

This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. When you need to create large diameter round parts sheet metal may not be the first tool you d consider but it a great tool for this application. Depending on the type of profile you can use tools such as shell or extruded boss base to create thin features. To create a sheet metal part with round bends.

There may come a time when the product needs to be produced from round bar stock. There are some tips and tricks included. Solidworks sheet metal allows you to quickly and easily design folded or flat parts but what about parts that don t have simple straight bends. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder.

As designs get more complex and start to violate the conditions and requirements for you to use certain features you may need to switch to a few additional techniques that allow you to create flat patterns from a wide variety of shapes. You might also like. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Sketch a closed or open profile.