hello,
i'm new to solidworks.
i have created a sheet metal part which contains 2 planar surfaces and a circular one.
i made a linear pattern to a circle in the flattened state, but when i unflatten the part the pattern is not repsresented in the graphic area.
how should i create the linear pattern so that it would be represented in botth of the states (flatten-unflatten) ?
Benea,
Your linear hole pattern is after the flat-pattern in the feature tree. Unsuppressing the Flat-Pattern feature to show the flattened part effectively rolls back the part to before you added the linear pattern. Simply drag it up the tree above the flatten feature and it seems to work fine. Your model is an earlier version so I included the screen-shot.
hy erik,
thanks for the answer but now it's just raising another question.
i need the result in the attached picture (do not laugh at my hand drawing:)) )
how do i create the part and keep the holes in both of the states, flattened and unflattened, as shown in the image?
my logic was to create the holes in the flattened state and then surpress it in to the original state but then as you said it rolls back the features.
Benea,
You need to use the Unfold feature, then the Linear pattern, then Fold. Just roll back above the Linear pattern and add an Unfold, roll below the pattern and Fold. I suspect you can eliminate sketch 7. In a sheet metal part the Flat-pattern Feature will nearly always be at the very end of the Feature Tree. The exception would be a feature that you only want in the flat pattern, perhaps an adjustment to bend clearances that won't work in SolidWorks but you know will be OK in "real life"
Erik,
this was the result i was looking for.
Thanks!
Benea,
Your linear hole pattern is after the flat-pattern in the feature tree. Unsuppressing the Flat-Pattern feature to show the flattened part effectively rolls back the part to before you added the linear pattern. Simply drag it up the tree above the flatten feature and it seems to work fine. Your model is an earlier version so I included the screen-shot.