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canderson10-Marble
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September 15, 2025
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Sheet Metal parts in Assembly Creo Parametric 10.0

  • September 15, 2025
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Created a sheetmetal part master view is the flat pattern.  Created a simplified rep in the bent state.  When we assembly the part in the 3D assembly the assembled components do not update to the bent state.  We need one model to represent the component and allow the flat pattern to be used in the drawing.  Our business has only 1 part number for the manufacture of this component.  We do not want to create another CAD PART  ----   BRAKET_FLAT.prt.  This created unnecessary data in our system and complicate Windchill by dragging along unnecessary objects.

Best answer by BenLoosli

Design the part in the final bent state, then create an unfolded view of the flat pattern. One part and the drawing can have both the bent model and the flat pattern in different sheets. Another method is to create the flat pattern as  family table member, so the generic has 2 instances, bent and flat. You will only have 1 part file with either method.

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kdirth
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kdirth21-Topaz I
21-Topaz I
September 15, 2025

Using Flexibility may be easier for how the part is configured.  Make the part flexible in the assembly and suppress the flat pattern.  Defining the flexibility features in the part will also allow you to make the changes when assembling.

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anursinghCommunity Manager
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October 1, 2025

Hi @canderson,

 

I wanted to see if you got the help you needed.

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canderson10-MarbleAuthor
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October 2, 2025

Please close this case

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BenLoosli23-Emerald IIIAnswer
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October 1, 2025

Design the part in the final bent state, then create an unfolded view of the flat pattern. One part and the drawing can have both the bent model and the flat pattern in different sheets. Another method is to create the flat pattern as  family table member, so the generic has 2 instances, bent and flat. You will only have 1 part file with either method.

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