Solidworks Sheet Metal Cylinder With Flange

In the graphics area.

Solidworks sheet metal cylinder with flange.

Select a sketch or a series of existing sheet metal edges for path. You can create edge flanges on nonlinear circular edges of nonplanar faces. Panfil jim wayne schafer on aug 19. You might also like.

If you can insert an axis the model is an exact cylinder. This approach is great for new designs because it requires that you either start this way or convert to sheet metal. There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. For legacy parts opened with the solidworks 2007 application edge flange dimensions appear only after editing existing edge flanges or rebuilding the part.

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. The base flange propertymanager appears. Select a sketch for profile. Discussion created by panfil jim on aug 13 2020.

Sheet metal part w flange sldprt zip 214 2 kb. However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid this limitation and unfold appropriately. Click swept flange sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal swept flange. The cylinder is now a sheet metal part.

Set options in the propertymanager then click. Thickness is linked to the thickness of the sheet metal part. Sketched bends edge flanges miter flanges. All of these standard sheet metal features work perfectly as long as you are dealing with only flat faces and cylindrical straight bend regions.

If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cylinder and cannot be unfolded. As a test try to insert an axis on the cylindrical face. Click base flange tab or insert sheet metal base flange. Solidworks 2013 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead click help use solidworks web help.

Click edge flange sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal edge flange see solidworks online help. Like show 1 like 1.