How To Flatten Sheet Metal In Solidworks Drawing

In a sheet metal part create a new configuration.

How to flatten sheet metal in solidworks drawing.

Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part. In the featuremanager design tree do one of the following. To create a drawing of a flat pattern. In the flat pattern propertymanager under parameters select recreate flat pattern.

Some items to note about the flat pattern feature. In this configuration the sheet metal option flatten is selected. 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.

Flatten tool is selected this results in the flat pattern feature being unsupressed and the part will be flattened. Right click flat pattern and select unsuppress. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without flattening the part. In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file.

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. To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide. The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1. If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option.

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

When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. From the view palette drag the flat pattern. Click place views tab create panel base. Select a format or click ok to use the default format.