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   Hello,
I am looking for suggestions as to what software will be able to "bend" or "form" either a 2D sketch or or extruded body onto the curved surface of a body.

Here is an example - 

I would like to "form" the sketch into the curvature of the body in the image.   As if in real world the body was a solid object and the sketch was printed on paper and I could just lay it on the surface.  This is what I hope to achieve.

Right now I have AutoCAD and Fusion360.  I cant use either of these programs to get the desired outcome.

I would prefer to stick within the Autodesk Universe as I am most familiar there, but am open to a suggestion of any software which will do the trick.   Can you bend a sketch with Inventor?  With Solidworks?

Thanks in advance.

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kipkirol Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22.Apr.2014 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2013 Status: Offline Points: 2	Topic: 3D CAD to "form" a sketch or body into curved surf Posted: 10.Oct.2019 at 17:14
	Hello, I am looking for suggestions as to what software will be able to "bend" or "form" either a 2D sketch or or extruded body onto the curved surface of a body. Here is an example - I would like to "form" the sketch into the curvature of the body in the image. As if in real world the body was a solid object and the sketch was printed on paper and I could just lay it on the surface. This is what I hope to achieve. Right now I have AutoCAD and Fusion360. I cant use either of these programs to get the desired outcome. I would prefer to stick within the Autodesk Universe as I am most familiar there, but am open to a suggestion of any software which will do the trick. Can you bend a sketch with Inventor? With Solidworks? Thanks in advance.

scj.schulz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 27.Dec.2009 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 30	Posted: 27.Oct.2019 at 15:01
	Hello, can you please post the real drawing (DWG) in 3D here? Regards Jochen www.black-cad.de

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