Creo Sheet Metal Flat Pattern

When you display combined views you can toggle between views and see how the flat piece is affected by modifications to the master representation.

Creo sheet metal flat pattern.

As the default view is to have all features included it would mean that when you add a sheet metal part to an assembly it will be the flat pattern. Whereas bend allowance can be calculated by using reverse engineering method. This work around is specifically geared toward maintaining a master rep as you default assembly part where the sheetmetal part remains in the formed condition by default. The result is parametric fully associative solid models of sheet metal parts and assemblies.

There is a way around this using simplified reps. And k factor value can be determined by calculating the position of neutral axis or bend allowance. As the majority of our sheet metal parts are used in larger assemblies this method would not resolve the issue we are having. Flat pattern representations allow you to create a simplified representation of a sheet metal part in the flatten fully unbent state.

Here are the steps to be followed to calculate sheet metal flat length. Enter flange length internal radius and thickness values. Calculation of neutral axis position is a tough task. Using a variety of y and k factor bend allowance calculations designers can create flat patterns of the designs.

Value of bend deduction and flat pattern are shown in result section. The flat pattern feature is persistent about being the last feature in a model tree. Use k factor calculator to calculate k factor values. Enter k factor values.

Overview this comprehensive suite of creo sheet metal design tools helps users create features such as walls bends punches notches forms and relief features. The master representation can remain in the formed bent state.