Sheet Metal Flat Pattern

All features after flat pattern1 appear only in the flattened sheet metal part.

Sheet metal flat pattern.

In the browser double click the folded model node to return to the folded model state or. In this article we will discuss sheetmetal bend deduction bend allowance k factor y factor and sheet metal flat pattern calculations. The flat pattern view is useful for fabrication and is the only view that supports sheet metal annotations. The flat pattern is created and displays.

To ensure that all features are shown in a flat pattern you should create the flat pattern configuration after the entire design pattern of the part is complete. Value of bend deduction and flat pattern are shown in result section. Enter flange length internal radius and thickness values. With a single body sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tab flat pattern panel click create flat pattern.

Flat pattern the flat pattern1 feature is intended to be the last feature in the folded sheet metal part. Keep default values in calculator as zero. To create a flat pattern configuration. Use k factor calculator to calculate k factor values.

Mathematically k factor value is equal to the ratio of position of neutral axis and sheet thickness. Enter k factor values. You can create a folded model view and a flat pattern view for a sheet metal part or ipart the flat pattern option is available only if a flat pattern exists in the source file the following practices apply for sheet metal iparts. A flat pattern node is created in the browser.

Creating sheet metal flat pattern configurations you can create a configuration in a sheet metal part that shows the flattened part.