Solid Edge Flat Pattern calculation error using Gagetable file

2024-03-08T13:48:07Z
PART/SHEETMETAL

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Working on Solid Edge sheet metal part when applying an angle different from 90° and 45° for a Contour Flange, the Flat Pattern file does not take into account the neutral factor applied.

Starting with angle of the Contour flange profile set to 90 and then editing the Gagetable.xls (90° changing from 0.23 to 0.9 as shown in the Gagetable image below) the resulting flat pattern will be correctly updated to the new neutral factor.

Edit the Material table then from the Excel file set the Gage Properties from 0.23 to 0.9  (90° angle)


Applied to the sheet metal part the result of the Flat Pattern will be correct.


However, when the angle is different, for example 120° and editing the gagetable.xls (120°- from 0.32 to 0.9) the Flat Pattern result does not change.



The result should be different but the Flat Pattern shows the same values.


Solution

Angles in the Gagetable are looked up as the supplement of the angle in the Solid Edge feature.

For Example a 45° degree angle in a Solid Edge feature means a 135° angle in the table. 

Since this model has a Contour Flange feature with 120° the correct value to change in the Gagetable is 60 degrees (180-120) angle in order to see the change in the flat length.   



KB Article ID# PL8775926

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