Flat Pattern Sheet Metal Drawing

This tutorial show how to create production drawing for.

Flat pattern sheet metal drawing.

1 use flat pattern it gives smt flat pattern length smt flat pattern width parameters. Solidworks sheet metal drawing tutorial bend line flat pattern unfolded bend table punch table. Open the sheet metal part for which you want to add a drawing. The flat pattern drawing doesn t always list these factors.

Enter k factor values. 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. Here are the steps to be followed to calculate sheet metal flat length. To create a drawing of a flat pattern.

Enter flange length internal radius and thickness values. Keep default values in calculator as zero. Dimensions given on a flat pattern are affected by several bending factors like k factor and bend radius during the 3d modeling stage. Create a flat pattern drawing view of a sheet metal part click place views tab create panel base.

Use k factor calculator to calculate k factor values. In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view. However to match the other dimensions that are included it would require your manufacturer to work with incorrect or unachievable sheet metal forming factors. Click place views tab create panel base.

Select a format or click ok to use the default format. In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file. Click make drawing from part assembly standard toolbar and click ok to open the drawing sheet. From the view palette drag the flat pattern.

If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option. In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file. Value of bend deduction and flat pattern are shown in result section.