Document Properties - Sheet Metal

To open this dialog box:

With a part, assembly, or drawing open, click Tools > Options > Document Properties > Sheet Metal.

To show bend lines in flat patterns, do one of the following:

• Click View > Hide/Show > Sketches.
• In the FeatureManager design tree, expand Flat-Pattern and Flat-Pattern(n) . Right-click Bend-Lines and click Show .

Options for Parts and Assemblies

Simplify bends	Straightens curved edges in the flat pattern. When this option is not selected, complex edges remain in the flat pattern. Simplify bends selected Simplify bends cleared
Corner treatment	Applies smooth edges in the flat pattern.
Create multiple flat patterns whenever a feature creates multiple sheet metal bodies	If you use a feature to create additional bodies in a sheet metal part, each new body gets a sheet metal and flat pattern feature. This option applies to parts created prior to SOLIDWORKS 2013. Otherwise, each body in a multibody sheet metal part has its own flat pattern.
Show form tool punches when flattened	Displays the forming tool and its placement sketch in a flat pattern.
Show form tool profiles when flattened	Displays the forming tool's placement sketch in a flat pattern.
Show form tool centers when flattened	Displays the forming tool's center mark where the forming tool is located in a flat pattern.
Show sheet metal gusset profiles when flattened	Displays gusset profiles when you flatten a sheet metal part.
Show sheet metal gusset centers when flattened	Displays gusset center marks when you flatten a sheet metal part.

Options for Drawings

Flat pattern colors	Lets you select colors for entities in flat patterns. You can select colors for: Bend Lines - Up Direction Bend Lines - Down Direction Form Feature Bend Lines - Hems Model Edges Flat Pattern Sketch Color Bounding box
Display sheet metal bend notes	Displays bend notes in the drawing. In Style, select the location for the bend notes. You can also right-click a flat pattern view and click Properties, and select or clear Display sheet metal bend notes. If you select above or below the bend lines, you can also add note leaders individually or simultaneously while in the drawing document.
Show fixed face	Displays the fixed face that is defined in the flat pattern feature of the sheet metal part. To view the fixed face, the flat pattern view must include a bend table.
Show grain direction	Displays the grain direction that is defined in the flat pattern feature of the sheet metal part. To view the grain direction, the flat pattern view must include a bend table.

New Sheet Metal Bodies

You can define the default behavior that controls whether sheet metal bodies follow the parameters defined in the Sheet-Metal folder in the FeatureManager design tree.

When selected, these options override the Sheet-Metal folder parameters. In the individual sheet metal body PropertyManagers, the corresponding Override default parameters check boxes are selected. When all options are cleared, all individual body sheet metal parameters are driven by the settings in the Sheet-Metal folder.