Design A Sheet Metal Part From The Flattened State

The name of the face is displayed in the fixed face or edge box.

Design a sheet metal part from the flattened state. Choose the flat representation of your sheet metal part and click edit. You may want to design a sheet metal part from the flattened state. With a single body sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tab flat pattern panel click create flat pattern. Upholstery clothing even carbon fiber layups can be calculated using this feature.

Open a new part. In the view manager define a combined state of orientation and flat rep by clicking new and typing in a name for the flat view. A flat pattern node is created in the browser. Select the fixed face on the model.

It is designed for materials like cloth or leather but can be used for metal if there will be forming involved. Flatten surface is only available in solidworks premium and is really the last chance for a part to be flattened from a 3d shape in automated way. In the propertymanager under bend parameters. The flat pattern is created and displays.

Click insert bends or click insert sheet metal bends. To toggle between flat and 3d representations of a sheet metal part. In the browser double click the folded model node to return to the folded model state or. In the options window change the simplified rep to flat and click ok.

Develop sheet metal models with fewer steps. Choose redefine in the drop down menu. Design a sheet metal part to meet unique sheet metal design challenges like manufacturability solid edge streamlines the entire sheet metal product development process from cad design through flat pattern and drawing development. Create a part by sketching the part profile then extruding a thin feature part.