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Re: Working with curved surfaces
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Originally Posted by Andy A.
I've had difficulty using Inventors sheet metal functions to create a cylindrical face. I'm probably missing something, but I would wait a few versions before trying anything really complex with sheet metal. So far, Inventors sheet metal stuff hasn't been the answer to anything.

-Andy A.
if you bend a sheetmetal piece a full 360º with the bend radius set equal to ((length of sheetmetal piece)/pi), the piece will be bent into a circle, creating a cylinder.
Don't know if this helps, or if it's what you're looking for, but I've had some success with this method.
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