Now that the Lofted Flange has had a Rip feature applied it is no longer a continuous closed shape. It is now possible to create a flat pattern suitable for manufacture.
- On the ribbon, click
Sheet Metal tab
Flat Pattern panel
Create Flat Pattern
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The flat pattern displays the bend centerlines and the bend extent lines which indicate the bend zones required to flatten the lofted flange.
Note: You can easily add a Rip feature to a lofted flange created from two closed profiles and generate a valid flat pattern. Your manufacturing shop may prefer to fabricate this type of part as two pieces.
Using this flat pattern, you next explore Bend Order Annotation.