Fusion 360 Sheet Metal Unfold Drawing

When selecting the unfold command the model body becomes transparent.

Fusion 360 sheet metal unfold drawing. Unable to unfold a part in fusion 360. 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. Hide the extent bend lines.

A component may be shown as a sheet metal component. This integration ensures a design change made anywhere in the process from concept to production will reflect everywhere. Now the body can be selected in the unfold command. Create a sketch from an offset plane or on the flat pattern.

Activate the flat pattern. Only sheet metal bodies can be unfolded. These tools make sheet metal design much easier and more accessible for those of us who do not design sheet metal pieces professionally. Fusion 360 is the only tool to integrate design to manufacture.

To get things started choose the unfold tool from the sheet metal workspace. To unfold choose the face that will remain stationary then select the bends to unfold. This is shown in the screencast below. Extrude the desired profile in a new component.

Locating the unfold tool. Recently autodesk released a suite of tools for designing sheet metal parts in fusion 360. This will bring up the unfold dialog box. The body is a brep body rather than a sheet metal body.

Project the body or desired profile.