Solidworks Sheet Metal Issues

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Solidworks sheet metal issues. As shown in the figure below the flat pattern view is the same as the front view and shows the part in a bent state. Solidworks sheet metal solidworks tech tip article by alin vargatu cswe updated august 14 2012 if i were to compare the solidworks sheet metal module with an opera company and you the solidworks user with the director then the loft bend would be a wanna be diva. With the first image above usually one or the other of these situations will occur. The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1.

However in some circumstances when the design requires certain types of geometry you can use non sheet metal feature tools then insert bends or convert the part to sheet metal. Wrong flat pattern in view palette. These are some pretty common sheet metal issues. You ll either end up with a flat view of your bent part or more commonly you ll wind up with a bent view of your flat pattern.

Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components. In this tutorial video i will show you how to sketch a box in solidworks with the help of sketch and sheet metal tools. To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide. A spectacular feature with lots of potential but also very temperamental.

When the flat pattern drawing view of a solidworks sheet metal part displays the part in the bent condition this can indicate an issue with the suppression state of the flat pattern feature. Click welded corner sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal welded corner and select one of the corner faces. Please subscribe our channel for more. You might also like.

To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar.