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In solidworks, is there a way to detect if a curved surface can be developed into a flat surface or not?
(Outside of the SHEET METAL command to FOLD and UNFOLD) is there a way to develop or unfold into a flat surface a developable curved surface or the developable curved surface of a solid object? My purpose is to find out the true flat profile of a curved surface.
(Outside of the SHEET METAL command to FOLD and UNFOLD) is there a way to develop or unfold into a flat surface a developable curved surface or the developable curved surface of a solid object? My purpose is to find out the true flat profile of a curved surface.






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By the way, thanks to the guys who cared to answer my other previous questions. You're a big help.
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Further:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeHQRby2Yr0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN_00HcEPls
Hope I'm not missing the point
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- cylinders
- cones
- planes (duh!)
- any 2D profile extruded without draft
If you connect sections of cylinders and cones, you must do it along a meridian edge (= straight edge parallel to revolution axis).RE: solidworks
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