https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/trying-to-create-sheet-metal-pattern-for-a-gramophone-horn/m-p/12973101#M15121 <P>This is great - thank you.</P><P>So all that was missing is a flat section of the segment in order to convert it to sheet metal.</P><P>Makes perfect sense, once you showed it <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:09:54 GMT kskoeld 2024-08-21T19:09:54Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/trying-to-create-sheet-metal-pattern-for-a-gramophone-horn/m-p/12972953#M15118 <P>I've created a simple solid body using loft which resembles a gramophone horn.</P><P>Now I'm stuck trying to somehow convert this into sheet metal.</P><P>My goal is to get the pattern of one of the segments as it is flattened out so I can cut this from either sheet metal or even mdf, bend it accordingly and then either spot weld or glue together he segments again to create the horn.</P><P>My problem is I don't know how to convert it into sheet metal.</P><P>Tried press/pull, shell to give it a thickness. Even tried using surface instead, but got nowhere.</P><P>Any help would be much appreciated.</P> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:53:53 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/trying-to-create-sheet-metal-pattern-for-a-gramophone-horn/m-p/12972953#M15118 kskoeld 2024-08-21T17:53:53Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/trying-to-create-sheet-metal-pattern-for-a-gramophone-horn/m-p/12973000#M15119 <P>I couldn't get a the lofted body to behave, but was able to get a flat pattern from a very similar body created with a sweep.</P> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:22:04 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/trying-to-create-sheet-metal-pattern-for-a-gramophone-horn/m-p/12973000#M15119 laughingcreek 2024-08-21T18:22:04Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/trying-to-create-sheet-metal-pattern-for-a-gramophone-horn/m-p/12973031#M15120 <P>This is one way to convert it to a</P> <P><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6360769858112w960h540r146" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6360769858112" data-account="6057940548001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6057940548001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6360769858112w960h540r146'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6360769858112">(view in My Videos)</a></div></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>sheet metal body and create a flat pattern or unfold (flatten ) it.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:33:36 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/trying-to-create-sheet-metal-pattern-for-a-gramophone-horn/m-p/12973031#M15120 TrippyLighting 2024-08-21T18:33:36Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/trying-to-create-sheet-metal-pattern-for-a-gramophone-horn/m-p/12973101#M15121 <P>This is great - thank you.</P><P>So all that was missing is a flat section of the segment in order to convert it to sheet metal.</P><P>Makes perfect sense, once you showed it <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:09:54 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/trying-to-create-sheet-metal-pattern-for-a-gramophone-horn/m-p/12973101#M15121 kskoeld 2024-08-21T19:09:54Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/trying-to-create-sheet-metal-pattern-for-a-gramophone-horn/m-p/12973125#M15122 <P>That little flat section is crucial, but I wish we would not need it.</P> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:20:05 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/trying-to-create-sheet-metal-pattern-for-a-gramophone-horn/m-p/12973125#M15122 TrippyLighting 2024-08-21T19:20:05Z