Migrating from Rhino to F360: Flow along surface

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I have been modelling in Rhino for years and recently started using F360 for some new projects that benefit from the parametric modelling it provides.

I would like to move all of my modelling over to F360 if possible, however, I haven't found a replacement for the most critical tool I use in Rhino: Flow along surface (FlowAlongSrf). I use it primarily to flow complex patterns over curved cylinders. During my searches the best solution I've seen proposed is project to surface. While that can be useful, it's a bit too primitive for my needs.

I've attached an example of a recent project I completed in Rhino (in this example I constructed the pattern on a flat plane, extruded it, and then flowed the extrusion along the surface of the cylinder). Can anyone recommend a way to do this in F360?

Thanks

~Chris

[laughingcreek]

Flow along surface is desperately needed in fusion.  It's been asked for/about many times on this forum.  I doubt it will come anytime soon.

As a work around, you can use the sheet metal environment for some things, but it doesn't work as well as flow along surface does in rhino.

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

[davebYYPCU]

Yes and No.

Yes you can do that to cylinders and cones, in a work around for Sheet metal, flatten and perform the operations, then re fold.

Many threads here about Wrap to Surface, a lot of examples being text to a ring, but doable.

No because that example is not a cylinder or cone, but a revolved feature, 

Might help....

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Thanks for the responses. I guess I’ll be using Rhino for the foreseeable future…

Thanks

~Chris