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help in sheetmetal

help in sheetmetal

help in sheetmetal

(OP)
Im using solidworks 2005 when i draw a sketch then base flange it gives you 2 direction options .
when i send them to a suface the pattern displays but wont flatten any reason for this

RE: help in sheetmetal

Can you post a screenshot or the actual file?

RE: help in sheetmetal

stanny123,

The upper left corner of your screenshot shows that the file is an assembly.  Are you trying to flatten in a part or assembly file?

- - -Updraft

RE: help in sheetmetal

(OP)
hi updraft
no i cant open it in apart i get this message pops up

RE: help in sheetmetal

To flatten sheet metal the part must be a part, not an assembly.

- --Updraft

RE: help in sheetmetal

(OP)
hi updraft i have done as a part,
wot i have done is drawn a sketch in the middle then direction 1 up to a surface, direction to 2 up to a surface.
the surfaces are planes, which are different plane to each other. if i do them separate halfs they will both flatten. but seems long way round when it would be nice if it did it one piece.

RE: help in sheetmetal

Why not extrude from one plane to the other, or Mirror the first half?

Can you post the part for review?

RE: help in sheetmetal

There are usually a variety of ways to do something in SWX and sheet metal is a good example.  My own preference is to model the part to make the shape I want and then at its end turn it into sheet metal.  (Pick a main face and Insert -> Bends.)  Perhaps if you were to try this technique you might have better luck.

- - -Updraft

RE: help in sheetmetal

I notice that the sketch is an in-context sketch. I wonder if that could be an issue.

Can you try using a Unfold feature and check if it works fine?

RE: help in sheetmetal

a sheet metal part must be the same thickness to flatten.

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