The flat pattern feature is persistent about being the last feature in a model tree. There is a way around this using simplified reps. This work-around is specifically geared toward maintaining a master rep as you default assembly part where the sheetmetal part remains in the formed condition by default.
This technique uses the bend back feature -after- the flat pattern. It is a similar method to using unbend and bend back but it was requested to study this option using the flat pattern feature.
This is not a good technique for forms. You will note in the video that the flatten forms option is specifically not selected. Note that forms can be flattened as a separate operation, but in a simple technique where the master rep should be the master part, this is not as simple as defined in this document or this video.
Please feel free to add comments and further the discussion.
And I apologize for the video quality overall. It is the best I can do with the tools at hand.
The video aims to:
- show how to add a bend back feature after the flat pattern feature using simplified reps
- show how to make a drawing with both types of views using the simplified rep
- show how to toggle the two states using the display state (all) feature
- show how the default assembled model is the as-fabricated part.