Onshape Sheet Metal Flat Pattern

Create sheet metal parts by converting existing parts extruding sketch curves including arcs and splines to create rolled sheet metal or thickening faces or sketches.

Onshape sheet metal flat pattern.

If you want to hide the bend notes or lines right click the view and choose the option to hide bend notes or hide bend lines. Designing with sheet metal in onshape may 18 2018. Sheet metal tabs are reflected in the model and in the flat pattern. This webinar focused on all the tips you need to know to work with sheet metal flat patterns in onshape.

Topics covered included creating features in the sheet metal flat pattern exporting to dxf dwg and more. This functionality is available on onshape s browser ios and android platforms. You have the ability to sketch directly on a flat pattern for the purpose of making marks used in sheet metal manufacturing. Everything from the creation of the sheet metal part to exporting the flat pattern will be covered.

Tips for working with sheet metal flat patterns in onshape june 26 2018. Add a tab to a sheet metal flange remove interfering material if appropriate or bridge two flanges from the same sheet metal model. Right click on the sheet metal flat pattern. However for all its versatility it is usually confined to the very mundane task of providing the world with cases covers and brackets.

To insert a flat pattern simply left click it from the list and left click to place the view. The sketch dialog opens with the preselected face of the sheet metal flat pattern as the sketch plane. All operations on active sheet metal models are automatically represented as a flat pattern and joints and bends are listed in a sheet metal table.