Onshape Sheet Metal Flat Pattern

Designing with sheet metal in onshape may 18 2018.

Onshape sheet metal flat pattern.

To insert a flat pattern simply left click it from the list and left click to place the view. This functionality is available on onshape s browser ios and android platforms. Sheet metal is lightweight inexpensive and easily formed into almost any shape. However for all its versatility it is usually confined to the very mundane task of providing the world with cases covers and brackets.

This webinar focused on all the tips you need to know to work with sheet metal flat patterns in onshape. Tips for working with sheet metal flat patterns in onshape june 26 2018. 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. 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. The sketch dialog opens with the preselected face of the sheet metal flat pattern as the sketch plane. In this webinar we took a look at all the tools onshape has for designing with sheet metal. Right click on the sheet metal flat pattern.

Everything from the creation of the sheet metal part to exporting the flat pattern will be covered. Sheet metal tabs are reflected in the model and in the 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.