Nx12 has been a well received release from sheet metal users.
Nx sheet metal flat pattern.
Activate the sheet metal application.
The sheet metal training is developed for engineers who create linear sheet metal products.
All sheet metal features will be covered in this training.
You can create a flatten unbended sheet metal view in the drafting.
In the sheet metal application select the face on the sheet metal model to specify a reference face for flattening.
You have a bent object now you should use flat pattern and select bent edges and then click ok.
Your object will be flat but it will not show in screen but it will show in navigator.
For example sheet metal flanges tabs contour flanges etc.
Nx sheet metal provides a set of tools within the nx design environment that allows for simple and fast design of sheet metal parts dependent on their material and manufacturing process the most common of which is straight brake sheet metal forming.
I am not able to view the flat pattern in nx sheet metal siw979 mechanical 6 nov 12 11 32 a quicker way to view the flat pattern is to expand the model views node at the top of your part navigator so you can see a list of all the default view and the flat pattern view and you can just double click to change between views you want to see.
For drafting 2 flat solid.
Create a part what you want.
Select the geometry and specify the path in our example that would be the circle and the curve line respectively.
Attached is a sample part modeled in nx 6 0 based on your picture.
This is the second in a series of articles highlighting what s new.
Creating fast accurate flat patterns is the goal of any organization that manufactures products which contain sheet metal parts.
Give a flange to that or give a bend.
Export flat pattern flat patt.
For solid just to check flat pattern in solid 3.
It is simple to put both flat or bend view in nx drawing.
Flat pattern in nx unigraphics 1.
Synchronous or ordered the when why and more.
And select the pattern geometry tool under pattern feature.
The new flattening and forming command in nx 11 makes it easy.
To create a flatten view in drafting.
The flat pattern feature is an essential component needed for sheet metal manufacture and nx12 has seen some valuable new functions.