topic Re: How to flatten a solid to get cut out pattern... in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185850#M34579 <P>Start over.</P> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:13:35 GMT TheCADWhisperer 2023-08-21T16:13:35Z How to flatten a solid to get cut out pattern... https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185442#M34574 <P>I think it entails converting to a sheet metal then flattening???</P><P>Not at all sure</P> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:59:56 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185442#M34574 jeffescott 2023-08-21T13:59:56Z Re: How to flatten a solid to get cut out pattern... https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185473#M34575 <P>Depends on the model you want flattened.&nbsp; Please attach your model.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:06:48 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185473#M34575 jhackney1972 2023-08-21T14:06:48Z Re: How to flatten a solid to get cut out pattern... https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185538#M34576 <P>Yup here it is....</P><P>I select unfold then select the stationary entity.....</P><P>Then it unfolds the part....</P><P>Unfortunately the flat part of the part then bends????</P><P>I created a new component spring sheet metal:1</P><P>Combined the bodies</P><P>then unfolded&nbsp;</P><P>You can see the end to the right is bent....it was straight before the unfold.</P> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:25:17 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185538#M34576 jeffescott 2023-08-21T14:25:17Z Re: How to flatten a solid to get cut out pattern... https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185626#M34577 <P><a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/12397267">@jeffescott</a>&nbsp;</P><P>I didn't dig deeper, but I am pretty sure that I would combine these three bodies BEFORE converting to Sheet Metal (<STRONG>or make as one sheet metal body to begin with</STRONG>).</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="TheCADWhisperer_0-1692629436208.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1255852iC3BD1E4F1E59216B/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="TheCADWhisperer_0-1692629436208.png" alt="TheCADWhisperer_0-1692629436208.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>OK, I dug just a bit deeper...</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="TheCADWhisperer_0-1692630275000.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1255857i0D77A6549F93DA09/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="TheCADWhisperer_0-1692630275000.png" alt="TheCADWhisperer_0-1692630275000.png" /></span></P><P>I detect a lack of tangency.</P><P>Black curve is Tangent curve that I sketched.</P><P>Purple curve is Projected from part edge.</P><P>(I am zoomed wayyyyyyyy in to see the difference.&nbsp; I thought it might only be an graphics anomaly, but...)</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="TheCADWhisperer_1-1692630306891.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1255858i626AF00706F047A6/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="TheCADWhisperer_1-1692630306891.png" alt="TheCADWhisperer_1-1692630306891.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="TheCADWhisperer_2-1692630343515.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1255860i3C10CB66C2A7C2D7/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="TheCADWhisperer_2-1692630343515.png" alt="TheCADWhisperer_2-1692630343515.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I would have used Trimmed Surface and Thicken.</P><P>(Actually I would have simply modeled as one sheet metal body and have absolute confidence that it would work.)</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:08:34 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185626#M34577 TheCADWhisperer 2023-08-21T15:08:34Z Re: How to flatten a solid to get cut out pattern... https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185848#M34578 <P>K I did combine before conversion...</P><P>Yeah just remake?</P> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:11:52 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185848#M34578 jeffescott 2023-08-21T16:11:52Z Re: How to flatten a solid to get cut out pattern... https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185850#M34579 <P>Start over.</P> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:13:35 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-validate-document/how-to-flatten-a-solid-to-get-cut-out-pattern/m-p/12185850#M34579 TheCADWhisperer 2023-08-21T16:13:35Z