How can I flatten a cone?

jiří_dostál · February 2018

Hello,

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/95a117275ce3cf54356153ea/w/cd81ce192f2fdc838ec27a3d/e/719f557e5e5f37962082f417

I'm a newbie trying to get a flattened version of this section of a cone. I've tried using sheet metal model, but it doesn't work with cones. Can someone point me towards a solution to this please?

To make it clear, i need 2d envelope from this 3d model.

konstantin_shiriazdanov · February 2018

konstantin_shiriazdanov · October 2018

@jeremy_lee540 the doc by link contains the original source of Sketch Wrapper feature which was used to flatten the cone.

if the cone is going to be made of sheet metal you may face some distorsions since this feature doesn't take into account k-factor

brucebartlett · February 2018

There is a flattening feature script you could use. Ask @konstantin_shiriazdanov for a link

konstantin_shiriazdanov · February 2018

jiří_dostál · February 2018

Thank you so much for fast response. This is exactly what I needed.

jeremy_lee540 · October 2018

Is there another link to this somewhere? link says the document has been trashed and I've spent hours trying to flatten a cone =(

MBartlett21 · October 2018

@konstantin_shiriazdanov

Is there another link?

konstantin_shiriazdanov · October 2018

@jeremy_lee540 the doc by link contains the original source of Sketch Wrapper feature which was used to flatten the cone.

if the cone is going to be made of sheet metal you may face some distorsions since this feature doesn't take into account k-factor

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