Flat Pattern Default View

[Pablo Ferral]

Does anyone know if I can turn off the default behavior for flat patterns in a part.

 

Currently when I use the make flat pattern tool the flat pattern is created perpendicular to the screen. That is great, I like that. But then the view automatically flips to an Iso' view, I don't need it to do that.

 

I can't see any obvious way to change this, any help?

[linnmaster]

Hi. Can you elaborate please, in particular how it automatically flips to iso view. I've never had it automatically flipping to iso view in the design window ...

[Pablo Ferral]

in a sheet metal part, in the graphic window

 

Pick a face>Click 'Create flat pattern'

 

Flat pattern is created, the part is unfolded and shown flat, then all of a sudden it flips into an iso view automatically.

[shift1313]

That is an odd problem. What happens if you Flat pattern it without selecting that face?

[Pablo Ferral]

Hmmm, not at work any more - I will have to pick it up again next week...

[linnmaster]

Not quite sure I can give much advise I've never experienced such symptoms. Does this happen with any sheetmetal part or is it just this one?

 

And the other thing that I've learned is to select a "face" to flat pattern - I usually just click flatpattern straight up without anything selected!

[Pablo Ferral]

I'm using 2010 multibody parts to create curved forms, and then unfolding them. You don'y have to select the face, but I've found it can help!

[Pablo Ferral]

I figured it out, It only happens when I try to create the flat pattern whilst editing a part inside an assembly. I presume that this is beacuse it has to open the part first and the default view for the part on open is isometric.

 

It is opening the part, creating the flat pattern view and then returning to the default Iso view. Now I understand.