flatten a dwg
Your customer probably sent you the wrong DWG. This is a machine part and there is no way to flatten it and I doubt it can be cut out with a laser. You can use Fusion 360 to probably create toolpaths to machine it.
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You can convert to a sheet metal part but you do need to make some edits to the part. First thing I did was enable history, then convert all bodies to components. Then the most important is you need a constant wall section so you need to add a fillet to the back corner. I did this with a sketch so no need to calculate anything but you could just use the fillet tool. Next problem I found was I needed to remove the hole and counterbore.
After these mods, convert to a sheet metal part and create a flat pattern.
File's attached for reference. Note the part imported as 5mm thick, I guess the units were not set in the DWG so it imported in CM so instead of 0.5" you get 5mm!
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@glennS4R84 Here's an update version scaled up by 2.54 and converted to inches. Now 0.5" thick.
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@glennS4R84, you need to read this Forum article and re-mark your Forum post as to the post that answered, or helped to answer, your question.
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