Solidworks Sheet Metal Insert Into New Part Flatten

A flat pattern feature that you can unsuppress to view your flat pattern at any time.

Solidworks sheet metal insert into new part flatten.

Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok. This has created 3 new features in your feature design tree. New features in flattened part. Here is the saved sheet metal body.

Next holes were filled. Look at part tree. Create a drawing from a solidworks sheet metal part document. If however a body is insert into new part the functionality of flattening the part is lost.

Sheet metal features and parts are kind of their own thing. Here is a frame weldment with sheet metal bodies. The problem is what you ve created isn t actually considered a sheet metal part yet by solidworks. To understand this better let s go through the steps of what is suppose to happen when you create a new solidworks sheet metal flattened view.

The sheet metal bodies are saved out to separate files. All of this while keeping the integrity of the flat patte. I placed an insert bends feature after plane5 this converts it to a sheet metal type of part and a flatten feature at the end and that gets you close to where you want to go i think. Click sheetmetal insert bends click flat face as reference when it flatten.

When done click on the green checkmark ok to accept. The frame will be built in house. Learn how to create a fabricated section of pipe flatten it using insert bends and insert a cope. To view this part in flatten form click sheetmetal flatten.

A convert solid folder which contains the bends used for this part. But the sheet metal blanks will be laser water jetted by a vendor. Ability to carry forward the sheet metal body part as it is when user uses insert into new part. Insert the flat pattern view.

A sheet metal folder which contains your sheet metal parameters. Your simple sheetmetal bend is ready. Convert to sheet metal with split line to control one flange. New features in folded part.

Designers are not limited to only one sheet metal part. Creating a multi body sheet metal part the bodies can be flatten. Right click on the new drawing view and pick properties. It was converted to sheet metal.