How to flatten a circle

Shaun Stone

15 Sep, 2015 02:00 PM

Hi,

I'm afraid I only have SolidWorks2015 so cannot do this. Below is a tutorial of how to do this though :)

Cheers,

Shaun

1. Step 1:

   Change the circle you have drawn to a 3 point arc with lines relating it to the centrepoint
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Dimension the two ends of the circle to be 0.001mm from the top centre
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Flatten the profile

4. Step 4:

   You could then add extrudes/cuts to get your profile onto either end. It is not the best way to do it- you cannot fold the profile with these features, but it is the only way I can see how to do it at the moment!