Todd,
I did not use the bend feature so it is not a sheet metal drawing, I actually created it using the shell feature so I think that's why I am having such a hard time reversing the drawing?
You may want to look into changing your sketch plane to the other side of the part.
You can right click on the sketch and select "Edit Sketch Plane", and pick the other face.
Depending on your dimensioning scheme, this could have adverse effects.
Todd Blacksher wrote:
Depending on your dimensioning scheme, this could have adverse effects.
Not near as much as listening too
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holy cow . . . that explains so much!
I knew something was missing - It's time for some Neil Diamond!
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Harry Blanchard wrote:
Todd,
I did not use the bend feature so it is not a sheet metal drawing, I actually created it using the shell feature so I think that's why I am having such a hard time reversing the drawing?
Then won't it work to just edit the Shell feature and choose the opposite face?
Like Todd mentioned you can reverse your bends. If this part was done using the sheet metal features in SW. when you made the edge flanges, you can go back into the Edge Flange and "Edit Feature". You can reverse the direction of the flanges by a simple mouse click. It should mess with the location of the holes in the face plate. Under Flange Length, its the button with the 2 arrows, it determines the direction of the flanges.
Right click on the sketch you want to change and select "Edit Sketch Plane". Then just go and select the face you want it on.
All the holes look through to me. Are they in the wrong position relative to the bends (in other words, what you are looking for is an opposite hand part)?
Hello Harry,
When i need same sketch i mostly use blocks. its easy.
Open new sketch, any face (must be parallel) and than select your cut extrude sketch, and click the "Convert Entities".
and then make a block. Select your all sketch or which ones you want,
Save sketch as block. Now you can delete your cut extrude, and sketch.
You can open new skecth which face you want.
And insert block,
İf you need there is a option insert block menu block rotation. Thats it, hope its helpfull.
Harry,
This doesn't look like a sheet metal part but I could be wrong, so:
You could mirror the part & make an opposite handed version & save it out.
You could go into the sketch for the holes & mirror the sketch & reposition it.
You could reverse the extrude of the sides.
I just noticed this was posted under eDrawings. You might have to do your part over again. As others have shown it is easy to change in Solidworks.
Edit your sketch plane and pick the other face.
I don't believe you can just pick the opposite face for the sketch plane. That won't reverse the holes, just means you will need to change the direction of cut & the part will just look the same? I think you need to pick the opposite face when you shell & then pick the opposite face for the sketch plane for the holes.
It might be easier to reverse your bends, otherwise you can always change the sketch plane for the holes.