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mvanderwal1-Visitor
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April 29, 2016
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sketch on sheet metal surface

  • April 29, 2016
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Hello,

 

I'm trying to place a sketch on a sheet metal surface. All goes well until I make a flat pattern. Then the sketch is not on the surface anymore but floating on his original positionCapture1.PNGCapture2.PNG

The goal is to have the text and graphics on my drawing. This drawing I send to my supplier and then the text is engraved on the sheet metal by the laser cutting machine.

How can I solve this?


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Best answer by AmitDeshpande

Hi Martijn,

The sketch feature will not follow the surface it is sketched on.  After you create the sketch feature, then select it and go to Editing > Project:

project.jpg

In the Project dashboard, make sure the that Follow Surface option is selected, under References:

dashboard.jpg

This will allow the Project feature (which references the Sketch feature) to follow the surface when unbending or creating a flat.

If you have a PTC support account, you can get information from the following article - CS177019.  If you don't have an account, you can create one here.

Thanks,

Amit

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dmcclinton12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
April 29, 2016

Edit definition of the sketch and make sure all references are to planes and geometry that will move when the part is flattened.

Dave

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mvanderwal1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
April 29, 2016

Dave,

thanks for the quick reply.

That was indeed my first thought also. I've tried it but it doesn't help.

I'm using Creo 3.0 M070

Martijn

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AmitDeshpande18-OpalAnswer
18-Opal
April 29, 2016

Hi Martijn,

The sketch feature will not follow the surface it is sketched on.  After you create the sketch feature, then select it and go to Editing > Project:

project.jpg

In the Project dashboard, make sure the that Follow Surface option is selected, under References:

dashboard.jpg

This will allow the Project feature (which references the Sketch feature) to follow the surface when unbending or creating a flat.

If you have a PTC support account, you can get information from the following article - CS177019.  If you don't have an account, you can create one here.

Thanks,

Amit

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    mvanderwal1-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    April 29, 2016

    Thanks Amit,

    this solved my problem.

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