Flat pattern in part controls flat pattern in drawing?
Flat pattern in part controls flat pattern in drawing?
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Howdy all,
I have created a simple sheet metal part with two bends. I can create a flat pattern in a drawing, but the flat pattern is linked to the part. If I suppress the flat pattern in my part, the part is displayed in the formed condition. If I unsuppress the flat pattern so the part is now flattened, the part shows up in my drawing as a flat pattern. If I want to display the flat pattern of a part in a drawing I expect it to be the flat pattern regardless of the state the part is in. Is there some flag I've missed or is this a known error. It doesn't happen to all my drawings, just some. Here is an example:
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http://fi les.engine ering.com/ getfile.as px?folder= 6250ce46-a 7a6-44cd-8 94e-7e53ac 4a6492& ;file=exam ple.SLDPRT
I have created a simple sheet metal part with two bends. I can create a flat pattern in a drawing, but the flat pattern is linked to the part. If I suppress the flat pattern in my part, the part is displayed in the formed condition. If I unsuppress the flat pattern so the part is now flattened, the part shows up in my drawing as a flat pattern. If I want to display the flat pattern of a part in a drawing I expect it to be the flat pattern regardless of the state the part is in. Is there some flag I've missed or is this a known error. It doesn't happen to all my drawings, just some. Here is an example:
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Kirby Wilkerson
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RE: Flat pattern in part controls flat pattern in drawing?
RE: Flat pattern in part controls flat pattern in drawing?
You do not have to create a separate configuration for a flat pattern. SWX automatically does that for you when you create a drawing of a sheet metal part.
Our practice has been to show the detailed formed part on sheet one and for reference only show the flat pattern on sheet two complete with the information used to generate it (actual material thickness, IBR, K-factor). We hold the vendor responsible for the finished part, not the flat pattern.
- - -Updraft
RE: Flat pattern in part controls flat pattern in drawing?
Went back and checked the properties for the flat-pattern1 and this was suppressed for both the default configuration and the flat-pattern configuration. I unspressed the flat-pattern1 in the properties dialong for this configuration when I had the flat pattern config selected and that corrected the problem.
Thanks for you help, Tick, brief though it was.
-Kirby
Kirby Wilkerson
Remember, first define the problem, then solve it.
RE: Flat pattern in part controls flat pattern in drawing?
RE: Flat pattern in part controls flat pattern in drawing?
James Spisich
Design Engineer, CSWP