Flat Pattern Sheet Metal Drawing

From the view palette drag the flat pattern.

Flat pattern sheet metal drawing.

Create a flat pattern drawing view of a sheet metal part click place views tab create panel base. To create a drawing of a flat pattern. This tutorial show how to create production drawing for. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet.

Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. Value of bend deduction and flat pattern are shown in result section. Solidworks sheet metal drawing tutorial bend line flat pattern unfolded bend table punch table. Set other options in the drawing view dialog.

In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view. Select a format or click ok to use the default format. Click place views tab create panel base. 2 use thise parameters from flat pattern like overral dimmensions of sheet width x length x thick 3 use simplified represenation method exclude band back feater for flat state.

Keep default values in calculator as zero. If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option. Enter flange length internal radius and thickness values. In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view.

If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center. Enter k factor values. Dimensions given on a flat pattern are affected by several bending factors like k factor and bend radius during the 3d modeling stage. In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file.

However to match the other dimensions that are included it would require your manufacturer to work with incorrect or unachievable sheet metal forming factors. The flat pattern drawing doesn t always list these factors. Here are the steps to be followed to calculate sheet metal flat length.