Solidworks 2014 Flatten Sheet Metal

To flatten a body do one.

Solidworks 2014 flatten sheet metal.

In the featuremanager design tree do one of the following. Click edit suppress this configuration to suppress all of the selected features. Solidworks screw conveyor to sheet metal duration. To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar.

Published on may 22 2014. In the cut list right click the body and click flatten. Development junction flat pattern in solidworks sheet metal duration. To increase performance when flattening sheet metal bodies with a large number of patterns click tools options system options performance and clear verification on rebuild.

In a sheet metal part create a new configuration. Solidworks won t convert to sheetmetal i am trying to draw a simple part and convert it to sheetmetal so i can flatten it for the flat layout to plasma cut. To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide. Right click flat pattern and select unsuppress.

The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1. I keep getting the following error rebuild errors you must select a fixed planar face or a liner edge on an end face of a cylindrical face. Sheet metal parts are generally used as enclosures for components or to provide support to other components.