From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2013-2017: Sheet Metal Design
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Unfolding and folding parts - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2013-2017: Sheet Metal Design
Unfolding and folding parts
Sometimes we can build parts in 3D. However, other times it's easy to work with sheet metal parts in their flat state. The Unfold command allows us to unfold one or more bends, make whatever changes we need to, to the part, and then refold it. To get started, we need to choose what face we would like to start with, on a flat section. In this case here, I want to add a cut across, this bend here, and I want it to continue from this face, over, across the bend, and up and around here. To do so, let's go ahead and unfold this bend here. Let's go ahead and choose Sheet Metal tab, and come up to Unfold. The first question is, which face is going to stay fixed? In this case here, I want this one to stay fixed and this bend here, I want to choose that bend and go ahead and click on OK. That just flattens out that one little section and I can spin it around and see what I got. Now I can choose this face here, to start sketch, click on Normal, too. Come up to Sketch, start a new sketch, and…
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