This command calculates the volume of an unfolded part.

Creation stages / Use:

Click the icon or select the Tools > Unfolding enclosing box... command from the drop-down menu.

Select the type of calculation of volume:

Automatic: Calculates the minimum volume of unfolding following the X, Y and Z axes.

Minimum: This option allows you to extract the minimum box sizes of the flattening, the greatest length always on X, the smallest on Y and the thickness on Z.

Manual: This mode defines manually the volume of the unfolding.

Enter the size X of the box.

Enter the size Y of the box.

Enter the size Z of the box.

Not managed:

This is the default mode, in this mode the volume is not managed, the sizes following the X, Y and Z axes are deleted from the Parameters folder in the entities tree.

Available Options:

• Auto refresh:

When modifying a part of the sheet metal, the X, Y and Z values of the enclosing box can be recalculated automatically.

If this option is unchecked, the update should be done manually with the Regenerate command from the TopSolid button.