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Hi guys,

Is there an easy way to rotate Flat pattern view in a drawing so that bounding box edges are horizontal/vertical. See the attached image. My problem is that some parts just doesn't have any parallel edge with bounding box so I have to manually rotate the view, or as usual just leave it crooked since I'm too lazy...

This is how the view looks after insertion

This is final version after measuring the angle and rotating it manually. Too much work for my lazy a**.

Can you use relative view?

Lapuo wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:19 am Can you use relative view?

Hi, thank you for a reply.

How ever, your suggestion doesn't work for this problem I guess, or then I just don't know how to do it properly.. Can you be more specific or maybe show an example?

SolidKeke wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:00 am Hi, thank you for a reply.

How ever, your suggestion doesn't work for this problem I guess, or then I just don't know how to do it properly.. Can you be more specific or maybe show an example?

See the attached GIF file (or click on the picture below to view it).

Nice demo. I haven't had the need to apply the technique, but I am sure I will in the future.

Dwight

SolidKeke wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:19 am Too much work for my lazy a**.

Lapuo wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:19 am Can you use relative view?

dpihlaja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:53 am See the attached GIF file (or click on the picture below to view it).
RelativeView.gif

I couldn't decide which one was easy.

Or,.. Save a View Name (my lazy a**) relative to normal you want in the sldprt and use that Saved View Name in your slddrw.

dpihlaja wrote: ↑Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:53 am See the attached GIF file (or click on the picture below to view it).

RelativeView.gif

This is definitely an awesome trick, but when I use the relative view I see only the bent model, no flat pattern. In your example you don't use sheet metal but a regular boss-extrude.

SolidKeke wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:08 am This is definitely an awesome trick, but when I use the relative view I see only the bent model, no flat pattern. In your example you don't use sheet metal but a regular boss-extrude.

Yes, I was just going for how to create the relative view.

Once you have the orientation down, and you have placed the view, you can then select the drop down in the view. As, one other user said, another way is to save a view in the 3d model and then use that view in your drawing.