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Sheet Metal Part Glitching Flat Pattern and Selection

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PGMorrow
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Sheet Metal Part Glitching Flat Pattern and Selection

PGMorrow
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I've created a Sheet Metal Part, unfolded it, cut some features out, then re-folded it.   Now it has issues with centering, selecting edges/faces and the flat pattern won't orient without error.   It disappears when you zoom into it and when I use it in an assembly, it is totally un-selectable.   I'm attaching the part.   It seems simple but I can't figure out why this part is glitching.    Please help.

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Sheet Metal Part Glitching Flat Pattern and Selection

I've created a Sheet Metal Part, unfolded it, cut some features out, then re-folded it.   Now it has issues with centering, selecting edges/faces and the flat pattern won't orient without error.   It disappears when you zoom into it and when I use it in an assembly, it is totally un-selectable.   I'm attaching the part.   It seems simple but I can't figure out why this part is glitching.    Please help.

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Mario.VanWiechen
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Mario.VanWiechen
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When using Unfold and refold you have to be very careful you use the same base face both times. Sounds like you grabbed the wrong face

 

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When using Unfold and refold you have to be very careful you use the same base face both times. Sounds like you grabbed the wrong face

 

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PGMorrow
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PGMorrow
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The same reference face is selected.
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The same reference face is selected.
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johnsonshiue
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johnsonshiue
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Hi! I think this is a bug or a limitation in Unfold/Refold. The issue here is that there isn't a planar face on a cylindrical face to be used for unfolding. As a result, Inventor created two tangent work planes internally as the planar reference. Depending on the geometry and the change made after unfold, the planar reference could be lost or flipped.

It is better to have a planar face to begin with. I added a small Extrusion on one side. After Unfold/Refold, I use a Thicken/Cut to remove the Extrusion.

Please take a look at the attached part. It should work better now.

Many thanks!



Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer
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Hi! I think this is a bug or a limitation in Unfold/Refold. The issue here is that there isn't a planar face on a cylindrical face to be used for unfolding. As a result, Inventor created two tangent work planes internally as the planar reference. Depending on the geometry and the change made after unfold, the planar reference could be lost or flipped.

It is better to have a planar face to begin with. I added a small Extrusion on one side. After Unfold/Refold, I use a Thicken/Cut to remove the Extrusion.

Please take a look at the attached part. It should work better now.

Many thanks!



Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer

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