[NicoR44]

Hi my new Solid Works friends (lol)

Maybe one of you can help me out here, I have this simple sheet metal part and I made a small edge flange on one of the sides.
Now, I want to pattern this flange along the side with about 6cm spacing, when I try to create a linear pattern using this flange I get a popup saying "Unable to Pattern the selected feature Edge-Flange1."

My question of course is, what am I doing wrong and how can I pattern my flange

[Tea_Bag]

Hey Nico! Not sure if this will help but make sure the hole flange (even radius) you want to pattern is selected the use then pattern command and after choose your direction edge.

You can select the flange in this window your showing by clicking in the Features to pattern box and then selecting the flange.

[Tea_Bag]

ummmm....I see what you up against - me got the same problem I can mirror it but not pattern it strange.

[Tea_Bag]

Here is one way you can achive this:

Draw the flange manually on the required edge



Extrude Sketch created outwards:



Now Pattern the "flange"



Then Select



All done



So basically it looks like you need to create the flanges manually but before converting to sheet metal you pattern it (only seems to apply for patterning flanges)

[NicoR44]

Ah yes! it's just a little D-tour but that will work for me! thanks for the input Tea_Bag

[Tea_Bag]

Anytime Nico

[mtripoli]

That doesn't really "fake" the part well... You can't do things the same with a solid as you can with sheet metal. If you want tabs you have to draw them in your sketch. The nice thing about this is that you can draw all your features "flat" and then ue the various tools to bend as you like:


If you want a "fake" I'd suggest something like this as a series...







Maybe this looks a little closer and simpler than drawing in the tabs on a sheet metal part...

[NicoR44]

Hey guys! thanks!! and Mike you too thanks for the input!!

I fixed it in another way, I mirrored the flange to the other side and all of the sudden now when I pattern it along the other side it works great!

now the next step will be to see if it's possible to do this on a bent surface

[NicoR44]

So this is what I really need (But on a bent surface )

[NicoR44]

fixed!!





Cheers mates