How To Flatten Sheet Metal In Solidworks Drawing

In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view.

How to flatten sheet metal in solidworks drawing.

To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar. Click place views tab create panel base. Drawings of sheet metal parts can also contain views of the bent sheet metal part. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet.

From the view palette drag the flat pattern. To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide. When you create a drawing of your sheet metal part a flat pattern is automatically created. In this configuration the sheet metal option flatten is selected.

You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without creating a drawing. In the featuremanager design tree right click flat pattern1 and click edit feature. If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option. In a sheet metal part create a new configuration.

In the flat pattern propertymanager under parameters select recreate flat pattern. Right click flat pattern and select unsuppress. To create a drawing of a flat pattern. Some items to note about the flat pattern feature.

Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. The default configuration of a sheet metal part contains a derived configuration called defaultsm flat pattern. Insert bends is great for an imported model that didn t start out as sheet metal but has a constant thickness. Select a format or click ok to use the default format.

In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file. You can create dxf files of sheet metal flat patterns without flattening the part. The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1. Select process bends and all of the features after it.