Hello all,
I am having a problem with a template I am working on which involves multi-body sheet metal.
This template is supposed to work for multiple thicknesses with a maximum of 3 sheet-metal bodies. All bodies should have the same thickness.
When I change the thickness of my base flange all bodies seem to update their thickness, however multiple features error stating that the part does not have uniform thickness.
Before this template I used a similar idea with a maximum of 2 sheet-metal bodies. Only now that I have addes a third body did I begin to run into this problem.
This template is for use in Driveworks, so a realistic solution should involve a permanent fix to the model, rather than a manual fix that needs to be performed every-time something is changed.
For example, if I edit both sheet metal features I can see how one of the sheet metal features isn't updating it's thickness (although in the graphics area it has).
If I fix this inconsistency (by editing each feature and manually matching the values) the model will work, however this type of fix is not implementable into Driveworks (without complex macro programming).
Note: The thickness values which I am testing are: 0.08, 0.108, 0.125 and 0.25.
Thanks in advance for your help, I am looking forward to your feedback.
Regards,
Filipe
Hi again,
Wanted to ask one more thing. I noticed how the part only has 2 Sheet Metal features while I would expect it to have 3. When you hover over each sheet metal feature, normally it should highlight each respective body. I get this weird selection as depicted in the pictures below. Does someone know what's happening here? Why am I missing one Sheet Metal feature?
Although this file has been re-saved in Solidworks 2014, It was originally designed in an older version. I believe in the newer way that Solidworks handles Sheet Metal parts, there is always only one sheet metal feature and multiple flat-patterns only instead. I am aware of this fact and having to redo all the templates I have is my last resource.
Thank again,
Filipe