Face Unfold

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Face Unfold will unfold selected faces of a solid body according to the bend allowance.


Procedures


  1. On the ribbon, click STS tab > Unfolding panel > Face Unfold.
  2. Select the faces to unfold (blue face) on the solid body.
  3. Select a bend face (yellow face) as the Axis Entities.
  4. Toggle the unfold direction with the Flip button.
  5. Toggle whether to keep the original faces with the Keep Original Faces button.
  6. Enter the bend angle, K-Factor/Bend Allowance, Bend Radius and Thickness.
  7. Click to unfold the bend.


Note:

  1. If there is no inner radius in the bend, the Bend Radius should be 0mm.
  2. A bend can be unfolded partially by adjusting the Bend Angle.
  3. The Axis Entities can be a bend face or an edge arc.