Flat Pattern in Solidworks 2005
Flat Pattern in Solidworks 2005
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I am trying to generate a flat pattern in the Solidwork drawing. If model was originally designed as sheet metal part, than there no problem, drawing view with flat pattern is generated properly. If sheet metal part is converted from the solid, then on the drawing view of the flat pattern I can see only outside shape of the part, all holes and features added to sheet metal are missing. Rest of the views is OK; model itself is OK and properly generates the flat pattern. The problem happens only in the drawing, flat pattern view.
Anyone, any suggestion?
Thanks
I am trying to generate a flat pattern in the Solidwork drawing. If model was originally designed as sheet metal part, than there no problem, drawing view with flat pattern is generated properly. If sheet metal part is converted from the solid, then on the drawing view of the flat pattern I can see only outside shape of the part, all holes and features added to sheet metal are missing. Rest of the views is OK; model itself is OK and properly generates the flat pattern. The problem happens only in the drawing, flat pattern view.
Anyone, any suggestion?
Thanks






RE: Flat Pattern in Solidworks 2005
Depending how you built your model this will be either easy or hard--but always possible.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.
RE: Flat Pattern in Solidworks 2005
Thanks for the reply, but my problem not with the features order, but with flat pattern view on the drawing only. And only if part was started as solid and than converted in the sheet metal part.
David.
RE: Flat Pattern in Solidworks 2005
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.
RE: Flat Pattern in Solidworks 2005
Make sure the features are in their correct suppressed/unsuppressed state, including the one that flattens the part (not by hitting the flatten button).
RE: Flat Pattern in Solidworks 2005
Derek
RE: Flat Pattern in Solidworks 2005
Now,though I roll my bar above the sheet metal feature, and then do all my design and come back, the software bends the part just fine. But my flat pattern named as "DefaultSM-FLAT-PATTERN" will have all these suppressed.
All you have to do is go there and unsuppress everything except the "process bends" feature.