Originally both a four cylinder the h2 and a v8 the h1 were available.
Cpmvert cylinder to sheet metal.
Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet.
Thanks for your time dan.
Let s start with the rules of sheet metal.
Outside diameter thickness x 3 1416 length of plate required inside diameter thickness x 3.
However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid.
If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cylinder and cannot be unfolded.
Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal.
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.
I understand that there are other simple ways of creating cylinders but the reason i started like this was because it s easier for me to put holes into a flat surface rather than a curved one.
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 don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal.
To develop the blank flat length for a cylinder rolled from sheet or plate is quite simple.
Click convert to sheet metal 3.
The extremely compact normally aspirated h1 v8 used two of the suzuki heads displaced 3 0l and went for 45 000.
I want to effectively roll the sheet up.
As a test try to insert an axis on the cylindrical face.
Converting solid bodies to sheet metal.
Essentially you should calculate the centerline arc.
I would be very grateful for any advice or alternative methods that i could use.
Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness.