Fusion 360 Sheet Metal Unfold Drawing

In the sheet metal workspace you can fold and unfold the design in order to see the.

Fusion 360 sheet metal unfold drawing.

Unable to unfold a part in fusion 360. To unfold the body convert the body to a sheet metal part. Only sheet metal bodies can be unfolded. Recently autodesk released a suite of tools for designing sheet metal parts in fusion 360.

This is shown in the screencast below. Now the body can be selected in the unfold command. Now you get why fusion 360 s sheet metal is different. These tools make sheet metal design much easier and more accessible for those of us who do not design sheet metal pieces professionally.

Hide the extent bend lines. To unfold choose the face that will remain stationary then select the bends to unfold. To get things started choose the unfold tool from the sheet metal workspace. A component may be shown as a sheet metal component.

When selecting the unfold command the model body becomes transparent. Extrude the desired profile in a new component. But fusion 360 doesn t just integrate the process from design to flat pattern. This will bring up the unfold dialog box.

The body is a brep body rather than a sheet metal body. Activate the flat pattern. Project the body or desired profile. This integration ensures a design change made anywhere in the process from concept to production will reflect everywhere.

Create a sketch from an offset plane or on the flat pattern.