"Selecting" and flattening intersecting faces?
"Selecting" and flattening intersecting faces?
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I have a model with intersecting pipes, and I'm having some trouble making a useful drawing so the pieces can be made. This is what I have:

What I'd like to do is "select" the visible part of the cylindrical face, with the outlines being the lines of intersection with the neighboring parts. Then, "flatten" the outline into something that would like this:

So the paper with the drawing can be wrapped around the actual pipe. Then the contour can be cut into the pipe. Is there anyway of doing this (using the intersection in the assembly)? Or will I just need to open the pipe models and cut them to the proper final shape with freehand 3d sketches?
Thanks for any help...

What I'd like to do is "select" the visible part of the cylindrical face, with the outlines being the lines of intersection with the neighboring parts. Then, "flatten" the outline into something that would like this:

So the paper with the drawing can be wrapped around the actual pipe. Then the contour can be cut into the pipe. Is there anyway of doing this (using the intersection in the assembly)? Or will I just need to open the pipe models and cut them to the proper final shape with freehand 3d sketches?
Thanks for any help...






RE: "Selecting" and flattening intersecting faces?
or...
Create the intersection curves in-context in the assembly and use those in the part file to do your unwrapping...
or...
You could copy (offset) the surfaces of the mating part in the context of the assembly to the part of interest, and cut the pipe with the surfaces...
I don't see a way to do it at the assembly level.
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