Solidworks Sheet Metal Flatten

To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide.

Solidworks sheet metal flatten.

To add features to the flattened sheet metal part you must first unsuppress flat pattern1. To hide the bend lines expand flat pattern1 right click bend lines and select hide. The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1. In the cut list right click the body and click flatten.

In the featuremanager design tree select the part and click flatten sheet metal toolbar. Right click flat pattern and select unsuppress. In a sheet metal part create a new configuration. From the very beginning there is the user paradigm in solidworks that features that cannot be applied because of any missing prerequisites are displayed in the feature list but are grayed out.

To flatten the entire part if the flat pattern1 feature is present unsuppress flat pattern1 or click flatten on the sheet metal toolbar. 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. Upholstery clothing even carbon fiber layups can be calculated using this feature. You cannot reorder sheet metal features to go below flat pattern1 in the featuremanager design tree.

In either the featuremanager design tree or the cut list right click the flat pattern feature for the part and click unsuppress. To flatten a body do one. Select process bends and all of the features after it. The bend lines are shown by default when you unsuppress flat pattern1.

Solidworks includes sheet metal specific features so you can create a part as sheet metal without having to convert it to sheet metal. You flatten the entire sheet metal part by unsuppressing flat pattern1. Click edit suppress this configuration to suppress all of the selected features. With regards to why you can see the feature even though you cannot use it.

Search design a sheet metal part from the flattened state in the solidworks knowledge base. It is designed for materials like cloth or leather but can be used for metal if there will be forming involved.