This is all great, but what if your sheet metal part is created before 2015, then your properties to transfer, such as ‘Sheet metal information’ and ‘Unlocked properties’, are most likely grayed out. NOTE: this only applies to new feature properties but not to the imported mirrored body. Unlocked properties: You can edit the sheet metal definition in the mirrored part, which will update the cut list properties. All this information transfers the sheet metal and flat pattern information from the original part to the mirrored part. Sheet metal information: Includes 1) fixed face 2) grain direction 3) bend lines and 4) bounding box. You get the check boxes shown below:Īnd you can transfer the sheet metal and flat pattern information to the mirrored sheet metal part and all of its information.
If a sheet metal part was created in SOLIDWORKS 2015 and later versions, you get some new check boxes that pertain to specifically sheet metal features when using ‘Mirror Part’ feature in SOLIDWORKS. Getting Sheet Metal Information and Unlocking Properties in SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal Parts
