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SolidWorks Tip: Holes in a Formed Cylinder

Submitted by Ricky Jordan on Wednesday, February 6, 2008View Comments

Here’s a SolidWorks Tip geared a little more towards the less experienced SolidWorks users out there. I based this tip on a question I received from a student in the UK. The question asked was if it was possible to extrude-cut a pattern of holes on a flat sheet then roll the sheet into a cylinder shape. Click HERE to see the video that shows how to do this.

Thanks to Harald Bjorndalen for submitting the question. Stay tuned….more to come!

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Jim McManus

I tried this technique but could not find the Sheet Metal Hole Pattern in the Design Library. I am pretty sure it is not there.

I am using SW 2010.
Amar Sehmi

Great tutorial. I'm going to start using this method to create rolled stents. Conical stents too :).
Thanks!
carmenvertullo

I need to do just the oposite -
all my cut holes/slots dimensions are on the modeled cylinder located radially.
I then need to unfold the clyinder to get a flat pattern.
No longer have round holes etc. - is there a way without starting in the flat?
Brian

Irene,

You could easily create the pattern shown at the link you posted by creating a fill pattern of the hole, or by creating one of the spokes in a hole feature and then doing a circular pattern.

Brian
http://www.cadfanatic.com/
Irene

Hi

I am trying to cut multiple holes on a curved surface, perforated for ventilation in Solidworks. I do not want random holes. How do I create perforated holes that align straight on each angle. An example of what I'm trying to achieve is the MUJI Cd player
http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog/2005/11/muji_cd_player.html

Help is greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Irene
Ricky Jordan

Hi Hamed,

Everything I have is on this site. We'll see if some of the subjects you mentioned make it onto the site in the future.

I recommend you check out the video tutorials at www.solidprofessor.com and www.inspirtech.com

Best Regards,

Ricky Jordan
hamed babaei

Hi
please send me tutorials of solidworks
the subject of tutorials : molding and welding and drawing
thanks a lot
Steve_Calvert

Way cool, Ricky. I love the videos.

Steve