Turning a model into a flat pattern

Turning a model into a flat pattern

bolen014
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Turning a model into a flat pattern

bolen014
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I am working in F360, and I have been trying to flatten out my design for weeks now. I cannot make it work, and I have no idea what to do.  I am new to this software, and I am incredibly frustrated by it. I would appreciate some assistance in figuring out where I am going wrong and knowing how to fix this.  I have created a fender for my motorcycle in fusion using a solid and then taking pieces out from there.  I then made it into a shell, and gave it a thickness of 0.0625in. I have tried to create a flat pattern, add bends, add flanges, convert to sheet metal, and I am at my wits end.  Here is my file.  Thank you for any and all assistance before I tear my hair out. 

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TheCADWhisperer
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The part violates the 4 rules of sheet metal.

Not uniform Thickness.

No Bends

Edges not perpendicular to flat...

 

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bolen014
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Hello! I appreciate the assistance! See, I can't add bends to this, but everything should be 0.0625in thick on the whole part. I must not be understanding something about it though.  How would I add bends to a piece like this though?

 

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TheCADWhisperer
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The video explains how.

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bolen014
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You're a lot better at this than I am. Thank you for the help. I, unfortunately, am not sure how to add bends to my sheet with the aid of this video though. However, I genuinely appreciate your knowledge during my learning process. 

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TheCADWhisperer
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Fillet.

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timo_gross
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Watching 3 min of the video and cheking out rules number 1 and two already removed my problem.

Watch the rest of the video later I guess.

 

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TheCADWhisperer
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@timo_gross 

There are more in this Playlist... ...Convert to Sheet Metal did not exist when I recorded these.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp5izJt_zvN29W2cEFHAK949eImc9xFOT

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