[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":132},["ShallowReactive",2],{"u09qL-9z1IU3cnpzbkdpX7C-oIqLdhdUDQYVkC0v9VI":3,"article_understanding-sheet-metal-and-transformed-sketches-and-how-they-behave_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":130,"_apollo:identified":131},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","understanding-sheet-metal-and-transformed-sketches-and-how-they-behave","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":129},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":29,"content":30,"date":31,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":32,"masterings":44,"globalTags":58,"products":87,"disciplines":98,"seo":118,"__typename":128},"cG9zdDoxMTY0Ng==","Understanding Sheet Metal and Transformed Sketches and How They Behave","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Funderstanding-sheet-metal-and-transformed-sketches-and-how-they-behave","\u003Cp>Sheet metal parts can have sketches in the Folded and the Flat…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":28},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":23,"thumbnail":25,"srcSet":26,"sizes":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig6-3-2.png.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig6-3-2-150x150.png.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig6-3-2.png.webp 745w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig6-3-2-300x240.png.webp 300w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>Sheet metal parts can have sketches in the Folded and the Flat Pattern states (Fig. 1) Sketches created in the folded state can have an equivalent “transformed” sketch in the Flat Pattern state.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig1-4.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11648\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig1-4.png.webp 612w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig1-4-300x232.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>All sheet metal parts have a fixed face. The fixed face is the one that remains in the same position when unsuppressing the Flat Pattern. (Fig. 2)\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig2-3.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11649\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig2-3.png.webp 620w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig2-3-300x265.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Sketches created in fixed faces will not be transformed. The sketches created in non-fixed faces will be transformed when viewed in the Flat Pattern. (Fig. 3)\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig3-3.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11650\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig3-3.png.webp 527w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig3-3-270x300.png.webp 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The circular sketch was created in the Flat Pattern fixed face, it does not need to be transformed. The square sketch was not created on a fixed face, it was transformed when unsuppressing the Flat Pattern feature (Fig. 4)\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig4-3.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11651\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig4-3.png.webp 616w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig4-3-273x300.png.webp 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The transformed sketches will be visible in the Flat Pattern feature, under the “Sketch Transformation” folder. The sketches that has been transformed will be hidden in the Folded state (Fig. 5.)\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig5-3.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11652\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig5-3.png.webp 627w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig5-3-300x292.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The non-transformed sketches will remain visible in the Folded state (Fig. 6.)\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig6-3.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11653\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig6-3.png.webp 745w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig6-3-300x240.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The transformed folder does not exist when the Flat Pattern is suppressed (Fig. 7.)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig7-2-615x309-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11654\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig7-2-615x309-1.png.webp 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig7-2-615x309-1-300x151.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The transformed folder is created only when unsuppressing the Flat Pattern feature (Fig. 8.)\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig8-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11655\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig8-1.png.webp 656w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig8-1-300x207.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Sketches in the Flat Pattern Drawing View\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When you create a Flat Pattern drawing view, the system creates a flatten derived configuration. After the creation, the sketches in the flatten derived configuration and drawing become independent from each other. That is, if you want to see the transformed sketches being displayed in the Flat Pattern drawing view, you must expand the drawing view Feature Tree and manually show those sketches (Fig. 9)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig9.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11656\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig9.png.webp 556w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffig9-300x230.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>","2017-05-31T11:00:05",{"node":33,"__typename":43},{"nicename":34,"description":35,"slug":34,"name":36,"firstName":37,"lastName":38,"avatar":39,"__typename":42},"miocco","Mario Iocco is a veteran CAD user. \r\nHe started as a Mechanical Engineer first working in 2D with AutoCAD, moving on to 3D using  both SW and some  of the other CAD software on the market.\r\nHe began his career with SolidWorks  over 15 years ago. 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