topic Desing something to print with elastic filament in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Desing something to print with elastic filament

kermit943 — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:06:16 GMT

Hy community I need some help.

My plan is to design a lock with a elastic "band", more or less in shape of a eight, to 3D print it with elastic material.

The problem is, it is not a flat face where i need it to bee, but want to print it flat. I hope you understand my problem.

Now I would like to know how could I "flaten" my object after designing it in the right shape, like unfold a sheetmetal.

Thank you for the help

Re: Desing something to print with elastic filament

laughingcreek — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:24:10 GMT

Sheet metal is actually the prevailing answer to this question. It's a work around, but does the job. There are lots of threads on this forum about using sheet metal to wrap or unwrap things. here is a link to a post with lots of good stuff, a quick search will yield even more-

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-design-validate/for-everyone-that-wants-a-wrap-function-in-fusion/td-p/6859582

Re: Desing something to print with elastic filament

kermit943 — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:31:20 GMT

Thank you for your help.

I did not even know what i should search for.
I think your link will help a lot.