In Creo Sheet metal, we need to get the drawing of flatten view directly without having any step

[ICAD_Support]

In Creo Sheetmetal, we need to get the drawing of flatten view directly without having any step.

Please refer attached video from Soildworks 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNMcbeZMGGA&t=110s

Do we have this functionality in Creo ? 

[pausob]

Not out of the box, but with drawing templates and mapkeys, you can create a button that will export a DXF of the flat pattern.

[Srinivasan_Iyer]

Yes.

1. DXF from Model: Create an Instance of the Flat Pattern. Open the instance, Set Orientation Normal to the Flat Pattern and SaveAs DXF. Please refer to the Help section for creating an Instance for the Flat Pattern.

Ensure the following:

2. DXF from the Drawing:

To Automate, Create a Template file for the Sheetmetal Part. Use the Template to create the Sheetmetal Drawings. Template Files can be automated to show All the dimensions neatly arranged too. One may have a separate Template File for 1:1 Drawings of Flat Pattern without any format, specifically for export (SaveAs...) to DXF file.

[ICAD_Support]

I am looking solution that will convert the dxf direct;y from model without any manual activity i.e. Just right click sheet metal part it will generate the dxf file. Will that be possible?

[Srinivasan_Iyer]

Perhaps through a Macro with Pause for user input to select the coordinate system in case of Model, and again a macro while on drawing. No direct command.

[tbraxton]

It is possible but not with the out of the box functionality as @pausob had previously indicated. You would need to implement some form of customization. This could range from using mapkeys or one of the API tools to create an app to run the automation. If it is something you need to use often, then writing a Pro/Toolkit application is likely the best option. If you don’t have ability or licensing needed to write an application then you can outsource it to a vendor.

[pausob]

Using mapkeys + custom template, we have a "script" that will export the current "view" of the model to a 1:1 DXF file.

So orient the model view to look square at the flat-pattern, then one click on the ribbon, then type in the name of the DXF file to save.

Pretty quick.