Otherwise you can always convert your part back to solid model and work with it at your content.
Convert sheet metal to solid ptc creo.
If you use my technique transform solid model to surface and then you use offset feat.
How well it will convert is dependent on the solid part.
This video was created based on question from a comment under my video on youtube channel.
I only need flat pattern from time to time.
If the solid is something that would make sense as sheetmetal the conversion shoudl be simple.
Creo doesn t do corners well.
Its very easy under options is a button convert to sheetmetal.
Sheet metal conversion two examples in this tutorial you can learn how to use sheet metal conversion modelling technique in proe or with same logic in creo parametric.
How to switch from sheet metal to solid part in creo parametric modified.
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So you have to pick your poison.
I ve had almost no success with using pro sheetmetal but it s not the pro e end of it that is the problem i invariably find that my geometry is not convertable.
Either do the first part as surface geometry and use it as a skeleton part in an assembly or just do the part in sheetmetal as you have and make.
Imported geometry is sometimes hard to transform as sheetmetal model.
22 feb 2017 applies to pro engineer and creo elements pro wildfire to wildfire 5 0.
If the solid part is a complex shape that really couldn t or at least shouldn t be made of sheetmetal it may not convert well.
Do you want good geometry or do you need flat pattern capabilities.