How To Flatten Sheet Metal In Solidworks Drawing

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How to flatten sheet metal in solidworks drawing.

In the featuremanager design tree right click flat pattern1 and click edit feature. In the featuremanager design tree do one of the following. In the flat pattern propertymanager under parameters select recreate flat pattern. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing.

Flatten tool is selected this results in the flat pattern feature being unsupressed and the part will be flattened. To create a drawing of a flat pattern. Some items to note about the flat pattern feature. The default configuration of a sheet metal part contains a derived configuration called defaultsm flat pattern.

Select process bends and all of the features after it. To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide. If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option. Bend radii and thicknesses are measured from the model and maintained making this one of the easiest ways to convert any design to a sheet metal part and get a flat pattern even if you don t have any flat faces at all.

In a sheet metal part create a new configuration. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without flattening the part. To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar. Insert bends is great for an imported model that didn t start out as sheet metal but has a constant thickness.

When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. From the view palette drag the flat pattern. In this configuration the sheet metal option flatten is selected. The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1.

Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet. In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file. In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view.