But fusion 360 doesn t just integrate the process from design to flat pattern.
Fusion 360 sheet metal unfold drawing.
Hide the extent bend lines.
Now you get why fusion 360 s sheet metal is different.
Only sheet metal bodies can be unfolded.
Activate the flat pattern.
Recently autodesk released a suite of tools for designing sheet metal parts in fusion 360.
Project the body or desired profile.
Fusion 360 is the only tool to integrate design to manufacture.
The body is a brep body rather than a sheet metal body.
Create a sketch from an offset plane or on the flat pattern.
When selecting the unfold command the model body becomes transparent.
In the sheet metal workspace you can fold and unfold the design in order to see the.
Create a 2d drawing of the component from step 5.
Unable to unfold a part in fusion 360.
This will bring up the unfold dialog box.
To get things started choose the unfold tool from the sheet metal workspace.
This is shown in the screencast below.
To unfold choose the face that will remain stationary then select the bends to unfold.
Extrude the desired profile in a new component.
A component may be shown as a sheet metal component.
These tools make sheet metal design much easier and more accessible for those of us who do not design sheet metal pieces professionally.
To unfold the body convert the body to a sheet metal part.