Fusion 360 Sheet Metal Unfold Drawing

To unfold the body convert the body to a sheet metal part.

Fusion 360 sheet metal unfold drawing.

Fusion 360 s sheet metal workspace includes the ability to export dxf files pretty easily. Fusion 360 is the only tool to integrate design to manufacture. Everything between the unfold and refold will be grouped in the timeline. Omit bend extent lines omitting bend extent lines will not fully remove bend lines but will give only one line per bend rather than three.

A component may be shown as a sheet metal component but there may be a. It was exactly the right tool for what i needed. 1 create a plane above your part at some set distance. So you ll unfold create your cuts then refold.

Keeping the features grouped makes it simple to roll back and update later. Where fusion 360 will be different is the unfold command will be a mode similar to sketch or sculpt. Unable to unfold a part in fusion 360. But fusion 360 doesn t just integrate the process from design to flat pattern.

Only sheet metal bodies can be unfolded. When selecting the unfold command the model body becomes transparent. But for the purpose of this instructable we ll show how to make this workflow work for parts that aren t actually sheet metal parts. Now the body can be selected in the unfold command.

You might also use the render or drawing workspaces. Now you get why fusion 360 s sheet metal is different. The portion of the model in question is located on the end of the flange. In creating the latest sheet metal part i found a reason to try out the unfold refold functions in fusion 360.

This integration ensures a design change made anywhere in the process from concept to production will reflect everywhere. Fusion 360 has several different workspaces that give you access to different sets of tools.