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You can project the unfolded shape of a folded sheetmetal part to a sketch, without redoing the flat pattern or fold procedure -- using the command "Project Flat Pattern".

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24.5.2016    8161×  
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See also:
Tip 13536:iLogic: How to find if a document is a sheet metal part and if it contains holes?
Tip 13095:How to change material texture orientation in Fusion 360?
Tip 12416:How to export DXF outline of unfolded sheetmetal in Fusion 360, with no bending lines.
Tip 12411:How to wrap text on a cylinder or a general 3D surface in Fusion 360?
Tip 12392:Export unfolds of sheetmetal parts to DXF - parameters for iLogic and VBA


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