SolidWorks Sheet Metal: Normal Cuts and Simplify Bends

Do you find yourself modeling up sheet metal parts a lot, but getting unusual things happening with your flat patterns? Maybe the flat pattern isn't quite right. Maybe you just get errors when you try to flatten it.

[@RyanAerospace]

Thank you so much. I can't believe I didn't know about the "normal cut" check box. This has saved me so much time and frustration!

[@gavbrum]

Great video

[@kandasamyrajan]

Thanks for the excellent video.

[@itsme_rebeca9001]

thank you very much. I have a similar solid to the second one in this video. I want to unfold and refold it by parts. I mean i want to unfold it in different stages not to unfold the whole pieze in one single stage. Do you know if that´s possible? If it is i´ll be so glad to know how. Someone please help me!

[@vipinkrrish8406]

You might have got the reply. Anyways you can use sketch bends to get bends at different stages.

[@peterbruschi8690]

Better late than never, but in Solidworks 2019 there are Fold and Unfold commands that can do just that.