This is available only in sheet metal parts with flatten bends1 and process bends1 features.
How to use sheet metal parts in solidworks.
Sheet metal gauge bend tables store properties for a designated material.
Creating sheet metal flat pattern configurations.
Russell everard 1 aug 2017 06 30 pm a step by step guide on how to create the shade holder part in the lamp model shown keeping cut outs in curved surfaces straight and true for a genuine flat pattern.
First create a new part.
Sheet metal gauge bend table.
Solidworks sheet metal tutorial.
You can create a configuration in a sheet metal part that shows the flattened part.
Click on the top plane and then create a new sketch.
Click on the sheet metal.
Right click on the toolbar and activate sheet metal.
Corner reliefs and bend transitions.
Whereas if you create an excel spreadsheet it is embedded into a solid worksheet metal part file while you can create a new bend table by going to insert sheet metal then table then new.
The jog tool adds material to a sheet metal part by creating two bends from a sketched line.
How to model complex sheet metal parts in solidworks.
It is recommended that you rename and edit an existing bend table provided by solidworks.
Sketch out your profile.