Hello
I made model of cylinder with some holes in it (picture below).
How do I generate a paper template from face (selected on picture) so I can glue it to metal pipe and drill out those holes?
I am unable to make templates out of sketches because as far as I know there is no tool in Fusion to wrap sketch around tube.
Best regards
Andrzej Goslinski
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If you don't mind starting again you could design it as a sheet metal part. I made the screencast below as an example for someone else. When you have the design finished you can create a flat pattern and create a 2d drawing you can export as a PDF file.
Mark Hughes
Owner, Hughes Tooling
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Thanks for answer, I wanted to avoid modeling it from scratch but I think it is unavoidable.
ExactFlat works like a charm, initially I ignored it because I thought that it is not free.
As of 2019, please disregard any advice to try Exactflat. The company have removed their 30 day option and the yearly subscription is eye-wateringly expensive. What's more, the customer service cannot be considered polite.
Meshmixer will produce patterns. The process is tricky and laborious but works. It is also free.
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