While I applied for the F360 sheet metal beta I have not heard. In the meantime, I'm attempting to engrave lines
using the sheet metal features in Geomagic (Alibre) design. Unlike the post here, I need/want to remove material
from the sheet which will be either a cylinder or a frustum of a cone. In some cases it would be a cut thru all.
[ie making a hole, not necessarily round] and some times it will be making a groove/slot to a specified depth.
I need to be able to make the sketches from either onto the flattened surface OR the formed part.
When the part is finished I need to be able to flatten it and create drawings for CNC cutting.
I have discovered that Geomagic Design's Sheet Metal tool cannot make partial cuts in sheet metal
they must go all the way thru. NOT GOOD.
for an example of what I'm trying to design see
http://www.r2d2.media-conversions.net/images/skins/csr.anh.skins/R2.CSR.ANH.Engraved.skins.html
Frank Pirz
Media Conversions LLC
