Extracting an Order Process in a Drawing View

You can generate a drawing of a bend or stamp process created in the Sheet Metal Design app.

Before you begin: Create an order process.

  1. Switch to the Drafting app.
    The Drawing / Representation DS dialog box appears.
  2. Select an empty sheet and click Finish.
    An empty sheet is created.
  3. Tile both windows horizontally or vertically to be able to switch easily from one app to the other.
  4. In the Drafting app, from the View Layout section of the action bar, click Front View .
  5. In the Sheet Metal Design app, select the body used for the order process and the reference plane, and click anywhere in the work area to validate.
  6. Still in the Drafting app, from the View Layout section of the action bar, click Sheet metal Order Process Table .
    The Sheet metal Order Process Table Definition dialog box appears. It lets you manage how the drawing will be generated for all the order process views.
  7. Select one of the following sheet types:
    • Multi Sheet: The drawing will be generated in separate sheets, one view for each unfolding step (default mode).
    • Same Sheet: The drawing will be generated in the same sheet.
  8. Select one of the following drawing modes:
    • Generate: A new drawing will be generated.
    • Update: The existing drawing will be updated.
  9. Select a representation as the Component in the Sheet Metal Design app.
  10. Click OK.

All technological data, relative to each bend, stamp, chamfer or cut are reported in a non editable table. It is automatically updated when the order process is modified and updated.

The order process front views are generated in the drawing sheet.