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eraser

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Hi


I got one sheetmetal part it was created by proe sheetmetal and it is in mm.


i checked units and wall thickness that is 2mm.


but the model looks like big


how to achieve that?


is their any setting for that


sheetmetal part display in


bigger manner.


i attached that sheetmetal model image.View attachment 2645
 
Hey eraser,

I am not sure if this is what you are looking for.

Did you start this part as a thin solid sheet (solid part) outside of ProE sheetmetal then convert it into a sheetmetal part? If so, I remember from a while ago that this "conversion" process will create two thickness dimensions and both must be modfied or the thickness will not APPEAR correct although a measurement will say it is correct.

This is addressed in a TPI#31138 and still applied in ProE WF 1.0 (I don't remember if it was fixed in WF 2.0, but it is probably still a problem). I will reproduce this TPI report below for those without an active maintenance contract.

--Start TPI Report--
<t></t><table><t><tr><th valign="top">Number</th>
<td valign="top">31138</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top">Type</th>
<td valign="top">TPI</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top">Created Date</th>
<td valign="top">19-Oct-1998</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top">Last Updated</th>
<td valign="top">17-Jun-2003</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top">Title</th>
<td valign="top">Modifying the Thickness of a Thin Protrusion will not Update the Thickness of the Sheetmetal Part</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top">Details</th>
<td valign="top">

Additional Information
<div>


Description

-----------

Modifying the thickness of the first feature in a converted solid part
consisting of a thin protrusion will not update the thickness of the
FIRST WALL feature in the sheetmetal part.



Alternate Technique

-------------------

See Resolution Below.



Resolution

----------

The conversion creates a second thickness dimension and only relates it
to the thin thickness value at the time of conversion. To associate the
two, create a relation between the two thickness' dimensions so that
the modification of one will cause the other to update.




</div>

</td>
</tr>
</t></table>




<h3>Affected Products</h3>

<t></t><table>
<t><tr>
<th valign="top">Product</th>
<td valign="top">Pro/ENGINEER</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top">Module</th>
<td valign="top">SHEETMETAL</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top">Reported Release</th>
<td valign="top">20.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top">Reported Datecode</th>
<td valign="top">98370</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top">Resolved Release</th>
<td valign="top">Not Available</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top">Resolved Datecode</th>
<td valign="top">Not Available</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top">Affected Client</th>
<td valign="top">All</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th valign="top">Affected Server</th>
<td valign="top">All</td>
</tr>
</t></table>





<h3>Related Documents</h3>

<t></t><table><t><tr>
<th valign="top">Type</th>
<th valign="top">Number</th>
<th valign="top">Status</th>
<th valign="top">Description</th>
</tr>


<tr><td colspan="4" align="center">
None Available</td></tr></t></table>--End TPI Report--

If you did undergo a converstion process from a solid part to sheetmetal and you still can't figure out how to make the thickness appear correct from the above TPI report, reply to this post. I will have to dig up an old sheetmetal part to give you a step-by-step way of doing this.

Hope this helps.



Edited by: acook
 

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