Solidworks Sheet Metal Insert Into New Part Flatten

Convert to sheet metal with split line to control one flange.

Solidworks sheet metal insert into new part flatten.

You flatten the entire sheet metal part by unsuppressing flat pattern1 to add features to the flattened sheet metal part you must first unsuppress flat pattern1. A convert solid folder which contains the bends used for this part. Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok. Designers are not limited to only one sheet metal part.

Click sheetmetal insert bends click flat face as reference when it flatten. As shown in figure 4 the checkbox for keep body has been enabled in order to reuse the same body in case the bottom and back side need to be utilized for a multibody sheet metal design. New features in flattened part. All of this while keeping the integrity of the flat patte.

If however a body is insert into new part the functionality of flattening the part is lost. The sheet metal bodies are saved out to separate files. Here is a frame weldment with sheet metal bodies. Creating a multi body sheet metal part the bodies can be flatten.

Your simple sheetmetal bend is ready. Insert the flat pattern view. This has created 3 new features in your feature design tree. It was converted to sheet metal.

Learn how to create a fabricated section of pipe flatten it using insert bends and insert a cope. Create a drawing from a solidworks sheet metal part document. The problem is what you ve created isn t actually considered a sheet metal part yet by solidworks. Right click on the new drawing view and pick properties.

A sheet metal folder which contains your sheet metal parameters. A flat pattern feature that you can unsuppress to view your flat pattern at any time. New features in folded part. When flat pattern1 is suppressed all features that you add to the part automatically appear before this feature in the featuremanager design tree.

Next holes were filled. Look at part tree. To view this part in flatten form click sheetmetal flatten. Here is the saved sheet metal body.

Sheet metal features and parts are kind of their own thing. Ability to carry forward the sheet metal body part as it is when user uses insert into new part. But the sheet metal blanks will be laser water jetted by a vendor. The frame will be built in house.