Onshape Sheet Metal Flat Pattern

In this webinar we took a look at all the tools onshape has for designing with sheet metal.

Onshape sheet metal flat pattern.

This webinar focused on all the tips you need to know to work with sheet metal flat patterns in onshape. 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. Notice that by default both bend notes and bend lines show in flat pattern views in onshape drawings. Topics covered included creating features in the sheet metal flat pattern exporting to dxf dwg and more.

To insert a flat pattern simply left click it from the list and left click to place the view. 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. Add a tab to a sheet metal flange remove interfering material if appropriate or bridge two flanges from the same sheet metal model. You have the ability to sketch directly on a flat pattern for the purpose of making marks used in sheet metal manufacturing.

Sheet metal is lightweight inexpensive and easily formed into almost any shape. Right click on the 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. The sketch dialog opens with the preselected face of the sheet metal flat pattern as the sketch plane.

Designing with sheet metal in onshape may 18 2018. Tips for working with sheet metal flat patterns in onshape june 26 2018. Sheet metal tabs are reflected in the model and in the flat pattern.