Multi Unfold creates post processing documents with one command. Customize this process to specify the documents and formats you require.
1. Click Sheet Metal and then, in the Post Process group, click Multi Unfold. The Multi Unfold dialog box opens.
2. Select the Base Face of the part. The base face is the face that will retain its position when the bend is unfolded.
3. Click Blind Feats to project blind features to the flat. Blind features are not directly connected to the base face. In other words, blind features are not visible when you look at the base face.
The face of the blind feature must be connected to either the top face or the bottom face of the sheet metal part.
4. Under Output to
◦ Click Preview to see the flat drawing in the viewport.
◦ Click Show Docu to display the reports in a separate window.
5. Click to complete the operation.
You may specify a variety of settings for Multi Unfold by clicking Shop Settings or Interactive under Definition.
• Click Shop Settings to accept pre-defined settings.
• Click Curr Shop to specify the shop.
• Select report check boxes.
Shop definitions control the pre-selected checkboxes.
Click Interactive to define settings for the reports.
• Bends
◦ Click Allowance to display the Allowance dialog box in which you can specify the Cylinder Allowance and Cone Allowance.
◦ Click Sharp Bend to define the radius for unfolding sharp bends as cylinders.
• Info contents
◦ In the Drawing dialog box, click desired check boxes, such as Bend Line, Text Labels, and Change Color. If you select Single Bend Text, identical bends that lie in a row will only have one label.
◦ The Environm dialog box displays and allows change to the default values for drawing documentation, such as Username, Dwg. Number, and Material.
• Output formats
◦ In the Draw File Form dialog box, check the format(s) for your drawing, such as MI File or IGES File.
◦ In the Docu File Form dialog box, choose output options for the reports.
Under Output to, choose where to direct the output.
Click Postprocess to start fully customizable post-processes, such as work-flow or drawing options.
Multi Unfold. The Multi Unfold dialog box opens.
to complete the operation.