Flat Pattern Sheet Metal Drawing

In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view.

Flat pattern sheet metal drawing. 1 use flat pattern it gives smt flat pattern length smt flat pattern width parameters. Value of bend deduction and flat pattern are shown in result section. Here are the steps to be followed to calculate sheet metal flat length. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet.

Enter flange length internal radius and thickness values. However to match the other dimensions that are included it would require your manufacturer to work with incorrect or unachievable sheet metal forming factors. Use k factor calculator to calculate k factor values. Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing.

Set other options in the drawing view dialog. If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option. Dimensions given on a flat pattern are affected by several bending factors like k factor and bend radius during the 3d modeling stage. Solidworks sheet metal drawing tutorial bend line flat pattern unfolded bend table punch table.

In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file. Create a flat pattern drawing view of a sheet metal part click place views tab create panel base. This tutorial show how to create production drawing for. Enter k factor values.

The flat pattern drawing doesn t always list these factors. Select a format or click ok to use the default format. Keep default values in calculator as zero. In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file.

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. In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view. From the view palette drag the flat pattern.