Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness.
Cpmvert cylinder to sheet metal.
Let s start with the rules of sheet metal.
However sheet metal parts created with the lofted bends feature avoid.
Essentially you should calculate the centerline arc.
The extremely compact normally aspirated h1 v8 used two of the suzuki heads displaced 3 0l and went for 45 000.
Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal.
Originally both a four cylinder the h2 and a v8 the h1 were available.
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.
I would be very grateful for any advice or alternative methods that i could use.
Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern.
Converting solid bodies to sheet metal.
Click convert to sheet metal 3.
As a test try to insert an axis on the cylindrical face.
If you cannot insert an axis then the model is not an exact cylinder and cannot be unfolded.
I want to effectively roll the sheet up.
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.
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.
Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet.
Thanks for your time dan.
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.