Hi! I have been doing the same procedure but end up with a template that is to small. Seams to me like solidworks is measuring the center of the wall thickness? any solutions for this problem?
I ended up calculating with a CALCULATOR (first time I ever need that in SW) and then making the tube a bit bigger in diameter. so the paper template wold fit perfectly my 38.1mm ss tube. When cutting tubes with lazers however the lazer machine reads perfectly the file without modifying the diameter and the tube looks exactly like in SW. Pretty cool!
As per Chris, you are correct.
nblracer -
If you set your K factor to 1, the Flat Pattern and circumference should be equal...
I will check that! thanks man
Hi! I have been doing the same procedure but end up with a template that is to small. Seams to me like solidworks is measuring the center of the wall thickness? any solutions for this problem?
This is happening to me as well, did you found any solution?
I ended up calculating with a CALCULATOR (first time I ever need that in SW) and then making the tube a bit bigger in diameter. so the paper template wold fit perfectly my 38.1mm ss tube. When cutting tubes with lazers however the lazer machine reads perfectly the file without modifying the diameter and the tube looks exactly like in SW. Pretty cool!
You need to set k=1 and the problem is solved.
Gracias por compartir.
Thanks very usefull inmy manifactory
Solidworks 2013 is consistently crashing when I try to flatten my part.