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Multi flat pattern

Menu access: Sheet metal | Multi flat pattern | Multi flat pattern

Description:

Allows to automatically generate flat pattern of selected sheet metal parts or all sheet metal parts included in the main set of the document.

General philosophy :

  1. Select the sheet metal parts to unfold.

  2. Choose the directory of flat pattern documents.

  3. The dialog box below allows you to set the document options:

  4. - Double click on a document name to modify its name.

    - Each document is managed separately, pick a line and choose to overwrite or not the existing document.

     

  5. Click on the OK button to create the flat pattern documents.

Available option(s) :

The OPTIONS button allows you to change the default settings:

- Flat pattern are created in design documents that can also be projected.

Type of dimension:

Relative:

Absolute:

 

The SELECT SET option allows to automatically select all the sheet metal parts defined in the main set (or an alternative set) of the document.

Specific point(s) :

The reference face for flat pattern can be defined thanks to the Sheet metal | Multi flat pattern | Origin face for unbending (the face is automatically selected in the default mode).

Default properties defined in the Tools | Options - Sheet metal : unbending function are used for flat pattern.

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