Unfolding a Surface

Select an axis system (stamping direction) as the reference axis.

Select the surface to unfold.

Select a fixed area (surface or wireframe element).

Optional: Select a support surface on which the unfolded surface is projected.

Select the type of output result.

Specify the material definition.

Under Realistic Trim Line Computation, verify that it is available and select the check box to activate it.

Optional: Under Advanced, invert the direction of the result.

Still under Advanced, select a Folding Line type.

Select faces on the surface to unfold with geometry to ignore.

This is useful for bulldozers, for example.

Example of unfold with no faces to ignore

unfolds as
whereas when a face to ignore is selected (in orange)

unfolds as

Under Partial Unfold/Automatic Support Surface Computation Options, select the type of fillet.

When computing a support surface (that is, when none is provided) or for the partial unfold, a support surface with fillets is automatically created. Use these options to customize the fillet algorithm.

Select a Leader Fillet Profile.