Unfolding Positioning

This command allows you to predefine the positioning of the unfold in the unfolding document.

Creation stages / Use:

Click the icon or select Sheet Metal > Unfolding Positioning... from the drop-down menu.

Select the reference face of the sheet metal.
If necessary, select a point of origin and/or a reference direction.
Validate with the button.

The point of origin must absolutely be found on the reference face.

Available Options:

Put on / Turned over :

This option allows to turn the unfolding result to 180° around the X axis of the destination frame. All bends will be reversed (upward bends become downward bends and vice versa) and also the bend angles signs

The Put on mode corresponds to an usual use:

The origin face is put on the destination plane of the frame. It gives the bend direction.

The Turned over mode allows to reverse the sheet metal regarding the selected origin face. The bend direction is inverted, otherwise we will obtain a symmetrical sheet metal of the reference sheet metal.

Point of Origin:

By default, in the Unfolding document, the center of the selected reference face is positioned on the XY plane of the absolute frame.

This option allows you to select a point on the reference face, which will then be positioned on the origin of the Unfolding document's absolute frame.

Orientation:

This option allows you to select a direction that will be joined to the X axis of the Unfolding document's absolute frame.

Modifications / Additional information:

The definition of a positioning creates an operation that can be modified from the operations tree.