Solidworks Sheet Metal Insert Into New Part Flatten

Create a drawing from a solidworks sheet metal part document.

Solidworks sheet metal insert into new part flatten.

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. Designers are not limited to only one sheet metal part. Learn how to create a fabricated section of pipe flatten it using insert bends and insert a cope. New features in folded part.

Sheet metal features and parts are kind of their own thing. The sheet metal bodies are saved out to separate files. 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. A convert solid folder which contains the bends used for this part.

A flat pattern feature that you can unsuppress to view your flat pattern at any time. When done click on the green checkmark ok to accept. Ability to carry forward the sheet metal body part as it is when user uses insert into new part. Here is a frame weldment with sheet metal bodies.

Next holes were filled. To view this part in flatten form click sheetmetal flatten. All of this while keeping the integrity of the flat patte. But the sheet metal blanks will be laser water jetted by a vendor.

New features in flattened part. The frame will be built in house. 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.

Convert to sheet metal with split line to control one flange. 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. Look at part tree. A sheet metal folder which contains your sheet metal parameters.

Here is the saved sheet metal body. Insert the flat pattern view. 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. This has created 3 new features in your feature design tree.

It was converted to sheet metal. If however a body is insert into new part the functionality of flattening the part is lost. Your simple sheetmetal bend is ready. When flat pattern1 is suppressed all features that you add to the part automatically appear before this feature in the featuremanager design tree.