Curve Sheet Metal Solidworks

I have been attempting to make a curved sheet metal circular part not working.

Curve sheet metal solidworks.

This tutorial shows how to convert cylindrical hollow solid part to sheet metal cylinder. Tutorial 1 solidworks user interface tutorial 2 introduction to solidworks tutorial 3 how to create simple box tutorial 4 how to create simple plate tutorial 5 how to create allen key tutorial 6 how to create 17 wheel tutorial 7 how to sheet metal part tutorial 8 how to create spring tutorial 9 how to. You can design a sheet metal part on its own without any references to the parts it will enclose you can design the part in the context of an assembly that contains the enclosed components or you can design the part within another part document in a multibody environment. And when i unfold the flat pattern after adding holes the holes disappear.

Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part. Solidworks convert to sheet metal cylinder. Specifically i ve drawn a parabolic arc which i ve turned into a flange it s a reflector. Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components.

Under sheet metal parameters. Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature. The closest i can get is to make an accurate half then mirror the part create assembly but when flattened falls apart. Part will be rolled curved on a 48 1875 cylinder.

Diameter 22 x 0 1345 10ga thick. When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature. Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius. Solidworks sheet metal as well as any other cad sheet metal applicaiton is actually pretty simple and straight forward.

I can t sketch on a curve. Any suggestions would be helpful. Now i want to add mounting holes. There are planar portions and bent portions in a sheet metal part and for the bent portions we apply simple math in order to deteremine the developed length.