Solidworks Mirror Sheet Metal Flat Pattern

You can also select unlocked properties which lets you edit the sheet metal definition in the mirrored part.

Solidworks mirror sheet metal flat pattern.

This updates the cut list properties. Written by todd domke on june 6 2016 leave a comment. To create a flat pattern configuration. While you re doing your mirror in the assembly there is a step 4 in the mirror processes like what deepak showed above for the part mirror after you rename your new file in step 3.

Checking the sheet metal information will transfer over the flat pattern to the new individual part file. To mirror a body in a sheet metal part. The option break link to original part determines if the mirrored sheet metal will include flat pattern. Introduced in solidworks 2015 when creating mirrored versions of sheet metal parts it is now possible to transfer the sheet metal and flat pattern information from the original part to the mirrored part saving you a huge amount of time during the drafting phase.

To ensure that all features are shown in a flat pattern you should create the flat pattern configuration after the entire design pattern of the part is complete. Under transfer select sheet metal information if you want to transfer the sheet metal and flat pattern information from the original part to the mirrored part such as fixed face grain direction bend lines and bounding box. In an existing sheet metal part click mirror on the features toolbar or click insert pattern mirror mirror. If a message appears that says sheet metal features cannot be mirrored individually click ok.