There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly.
Convert cylinder to sheet metal solidworks.
Click convert to sheet metal 3.
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.
However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid this limitation and unfold appropriately.
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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.
The next step is to change the sheet metal parameters by first selecting a fixed face of the part.
In the property manager under sheet metal gauges select the gauge table to use from the existing library or upload your own.
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.
Create the solid part.
If you can insert an axis the model is an exact cylinder.
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.
If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cylinder and cannot be unfolded.
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.
Enter the material thickness you want.
Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.
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.