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How to create "Roll-Cut" View of Cylindrical part in NX7.5

How to create "Roll-Cut" View of Cylindrical part in NX7.5

How to create "Roll-Cut" View of Cylindrical part in NX7.5

(OP)
I would like to map different thicknesses on the "skin" of a solid cylindrical part. The thought is to just lay the part out so all of the surface is visible in one view. In other words, an "un-rolled" view. Is this possible in NX 7.5?

RE: How to create "Roll-Cut" View of Cylindrical part in NX7.5

Can you provide an example of what this might look like?

John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

RE: How to create "Roll-Cut" View of Cylindrical part in NX7.5

(OP)
imagine peeling the label off a tin can and then laying it flat on a table so you could see the whole label in one view. That's what I want to do with the outside surface of this cylindrical/conical part. In reading across the forum I found Wrap/Unwrap curve. This seems like it should work, since all I need is just the outlines of the surface, but for some odd reason it doesn't recognize the part as cylindrical/conical.

RE: How to create "Roll-Cut" View of Cylindrical part in NX7.5

Can you upload the part?

I suspect that the model may have been created using something other than canonical forms (circles/arcs).

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

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