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  1. Turbomist

    CAN I CREATE A SOLID, SHELL IT & TURN IT INTO A 3 PIECE FLAT PATTERN?....?.OR DO IT ANOTHER WAY?

    Thank you ROLLUPSWX for your in depth answer. I know how to define a sketch and I guess I can expect a telling off if I post an undefined sketch on a forum. My bad. Unfortunately SW 2006 does not have the Convert-Solid capability. In version 2006 the way to convert to sheet metal is to rip and...
  2. Turbomist

    CAN I CREATE A SOLID, SHELL IT & TURN IT INTO A 3 PIECE FLAT PATTERN?....?.OR DO IT ANOTHER WAY?

    DRAWOH Thanks, could you expand on the manual ripping please. If you see the attachment of the basic shape of my part in my first post, you'll see I would be trying to rip along an edge that is in multiple planes. I've tried converting the edge to an entity to make a cut but that doesn't work...
  3. Turbomist

    CAN I CREATE A SOLID, SHELL IT & TURN IT INTO A 3 PIECE FLAT PATTERN?....?.OR DO IT ANOTHER WAY?

    thanks for your answer rollupswx. The sketch wasn't defined because I had imported it from AutoCAD to give the idea of what I was trying to do. I did delete the faces(leaving the side piece)but the problem was I couldn't turn it into a sheet metal part or flatten it. I really need the flat...
  4. Turbomist

    CAN I CREATE A SOLID, SHELL IT & TURN IT INTO A 3 PIECE FLAT PATTERN?....?.OR DO IT ANOTHER WAY?

    Hi there.......thanks in advance for any help. I have searched the tutorials and 'help' but have had no luck in finding an answer. I'm using SW version 2006. I want to create a 3 piece flat pattern for the part I've attached. I'm not familiar with everything SW is capable of but I have had...

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