Flat Patterns

[cinecad]

Hello,

I've been using OSD for awhile now, but haven't as yet had to do any sheet metal work. I'm trying the sheet metal module out and have discovered (to my chagrin) that Annotation apparently cannot properly flatten a model that also has machined features such as chamfers or pockets.

Since there's no problem flattening in 3-D (weird, if it works in 3-D why not in Annotation), our VAR recommended a workaround involving two solids that you change in tandem, with a virtual assembly etc. It kinda does the job, but is pretty lame considering that CAD systems costing a bunch less can do this kind of stuff properly in their basic packages.

Or has our VAR totally missed something, and there is a way to do this? Would appreciate any assistance.

Best,

Jim E.

[jkramer]

Hi,

I'm afraid you haven't missed something.
Having a Flat View with all deformations on it is very high on our wishlist!
And yes, if it's possible to create standard Views, it should be possible to add the missing geo to Flat Views.

With more complex deformations I use the following workaround: I make a standard View that doe have the missing geo, and with Geometry > Modify > Move (using the options Calc and New Owner) I copy the geometry to the Flat View. Disadvantage: the new geo on the Flat View isn't associative to the 3D model, of course....

Kind regards,
Jaap