How To Flatten Sheet Metal In Solidworks Drawing

Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet.

How to flatten sheet metal in solidworks drawing.

In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file. Right click flat pattern and select unsuppress. The default configuration of a sheet metal part contains a derived configuration called defaultsm flat pattern. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part.

The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1. In the featuremanager design tree right click flat pattern1 and click edit feature. From the view palette drag the flat pattern. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing.

In this configuration the sheet metal option flatten is selected. When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar. Select process bends and all of the features after it.

In the flat pattern propertymanager under parameters select recreate flat pattern. If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option. In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view. Select a format or click ok to use the default format.

In a sheet metal part create a new configuration. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without flattening the part. Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. Click place views tab create panel base.

Some items to note about the flat pattern feature. Insert bends is great for an imported model that didn t start out as sheet metal but has a constant thickness. To create a drawing of a flat pattern. Flatten tool is selected this results in the flat pattern feature being unsupressed and the part will be flattened.