- Create a sheet metal part with one or more bends. A hat channel for example.
- Create a drawing and insert a view (other than an ISO view) of the model in it's bent configuration.
- Create one or more section views from the main view.
- Select the main view, and change it to a flat pattern using the orientation menu in the property manager.
- Note that the section views stay in bent state even thought parent view is in the flat configuration.
- Create another section off the main (flat) view.
- Note that the main view can't be changed back to the bent configuration via the orientation menu.
- Right click on the main view, select properties, and change the view back to the bent configuration.
- Note that the section view(s) created while the part was in the bent state stay as bent sections. Note that the section view(s) created while the part was in the flat state change from flat to bent sections.
Using SW 2K4 SP03
Has anyone seen this and/or been using it when creating drawings? One of our designers discovered this by accident and it may be very useful for how we create drawings. However, I'm wondering if this is the way SW is supposed to behave or if it's a bug. I don't want to have the department start using this "feature" only to have SW "fix" it in the next update.
Steve