I am trying to generate a flat patterned for a sheet metal part and no matter which surface I select it will generate the flat pattern and align the angled surface as flat to the bottom of the DXF. Thus the laser cutters automated system can't neatly nest the items as its now crooked. For them to go in and manually change that they charge my butt off.
Why the heck would the flat pattern generator do this? If you are going to do that, put a dern switch to turn that off!
Here's a workaround. I created a simple L bracket first then added the tapered part.
Edit. Your sketch is not fully constrained by the way, the parallel section length is not set.
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Yes, not sure why that is.
As a workaround, I created a new body from the unfolded and aligned as desired. Do you need bend lines in the file you send to laser guys?
Just experimenting with my workaround. Found you need to delete the existing flat pattern then create a new on at this point.
Then roll to the end of the timeline and activate the flat pattern.
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This has been a problem for a long time. In the past the problem was creating a 2d drawing and trying to align the flat pattern. As you've found the longest edge is used when you first create the flat pattern, if you have an example where you've seen something else that would be interesting.
Can you open an old version of this file where the flat pattern is not rotated? Once the flat pattern is created it should not change as long as it's not deleted then recreated.
Mark
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Another workaround is create the angled flange long and create the flat pattern, then go back and edit the flange to the correct length. As the flat pattern was create with the extra long edge it still uses the same edge after the edit.
Create the flat pattern here in the design.
Flat pattern after the edit is still aligned correctly.
Mark
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In Autodesk Inventor Professional you can Align any desired edge horizontally, vertically or any angle needed.
This functionality has existed since before Fusion existed.
