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.

Solidworks sheet metal insert into new part flatten.

Insert the flat pattern view. 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. 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. Learn how to create a fabricated section of pipe flatten it using insert bends and insert a cope. Right click on the new drawing view and pick properties. A convert solid folder which contains the bends used for this part.

When flat pattern1 is suppressed all features that you add to the part automatically appear before this feature in the featuremanager design tree. A flat pattern feature that you can unsuppress to view your flat pattern at any time. This has created 3 new features in your feature design tree. The frame will be built in house.

Convert to sheet metal with split line to control one flange. Create a drawing from a solidworks sheet metal part document. To view this part in flatten form click sheetmetal flatten. Sheet metal features and parts are kind of their own thing.

Look at part tree. 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. The problem is what you ve created isn t actually considered a sheet metal part yet by solidworks. 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.

New features in folded part. The sheet metal bodies are saved out to separate files. Next holes were filled. Creating a multi body sheet metal part the bodies can be flatten.

But the sheet metal blanks will be laser water jetted by a vendor. It was converted to sheet metal. 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. Designers are not limited to only one sheet metal part.

Your simple sheetmetal bend is ready. When done click on the green checkmark ok to accept. A sheet metal folder which contains your sheet metal parameters. Set bend radius to 0 03in and k factor 0 5 and ok.