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Creating flat patterns

Creating flat patterns - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2013-2017: Sheet Metal Design

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Creating flat patterns

There are 2 methods for creating flat patterns in Solid Works, the first is from the part file and the second is from the drawing view. We got a drawing here of a part that we are looking to making flat pattern for, and before I make a flat pattern for, I want to make sure I go back to the file and double check with the bend deduction value are set correctly, so when this part flattens out its the correct size. Let's click on the part, open the part and there it is. Alright, first things first, I want to check is these radiuses here and the bend deduction. So, click on the Sheet Metal Feature. Click on Edit Feature, and let's double check these values. So, we've got an 0.30 radius. I've got 0.48 thick steel, and the bend deduction I'm using there is 0.75. And that's correct for the tooling we have. Click on OK. That looks good. There are couple of ways to flatten out an part in sheet metal tools. At the top you see a flatten button, just go ahead and click on that and your part will…

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