Solidworks Sheet Metal Issues

Wrong flat pattern in view palette.

Solidworks sheet metal issues.

These are some pretty common sheet metal issues. We will learn sheet metal basic features like base flange edge flange sketched bend and extruded cut in solidworks sheet metal. To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide. To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar.

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. 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. You can design a sheet metal part on its own without any references to the parts it will enclose you can design the part in the context of an assembly that contains the enclosed components or you can design the part within another part document in a multibody environment. With the first image above usually one or the other of these situations will occur.

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. 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. You might also like.

There are specific sheet metal features you can use to create sheet metal bodies quickly. Please subscribe our channel for more. A spectacular feature with lots of potential but also very temperamental. The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1.

Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components.