Forming Tools for Sheet Metal

MBartlett21

@Axel_Kollmenter
In that case, what happens if you do your finish sheet metal model feature, then do the form afterwards?

Axel_Kollmenter

The form FS doesnt work with a finished sheet metal part

MBartlett21

@Axel_Kollmenter

It seems to be working for me in the FS document:


Sheet Metal Forming Tool (MBartlett) (onshape.com)

Axel_Kollmenter

@MBartlett21 alright. I will check it out again.

Axel_Kollmenter

@MBartlett21 Ok to explain. We pulled a copy of version 0.3.2 because it has worked well for us so far and so all designers are always on the same state. Here we also had the problem that the title block on the unfolding drawing remained empty. We solved the problem by placing the title block reference on the bent sheet metal part.
Now we are in the process of adding the release process to the design flow. With the release candidate, however, the error occurs here (as soon as we use the FS) that the unfolding drawing has no reference to anything. The reason for this is that the feature script removes the reference of the unfolding to the sheet metal part. Thus, the unfolded part is considered as a separate part, but no properties can be entered.

Solution for this problem would be on the one hand, if you could edit the properties of the unfolding (solution by Onshape) or on the other hand, that the reference of the unfolding is not lost. (Solution by the featurescript).

We have now updated the featurescript to the latest version and are now also working with version 0.4.1 . Now I can also use the FS even after the sheet metal part finish feature without throwing an error.

Thanks again for the update of the Z-Flip! We would love to continue using your great feature script. Maybe you can get the reference loss under control.
Thanks for your efforts!!

MBartlett21

@Axel_Kollmenter
Good to hear that it works properly now

Axel_Kollmenter

@MBartlett21 Yes thank you! The main problem now is the lost reference to the sheet metal part and the properties

Axel_Kollmenter

Axel_Kollmenter said:

@MBartlett21 Yes thank you! The main problem now is the lost reference to the sheet metal part and the properties

Hi @MBartlett21 I hope youre doing well. Could you find some time to check on the propertier-problem?

Best regards

Axel+ the whole designteam