Is it possible to create a flat pattern of a helical part in a sheet metal module of Creo Parametric?

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May 24, 2012
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Hello, everyone!

Thank you in advance.

Best regards, Vladimir.

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Best answer by KrisR

Have you tried converting this part to sheetmetal, then creating a flat pattern to see?

If you don't want to do it on the original, save a copy as a different name, then attempt it.

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KrisR

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Have you tried converting this part to sheetmetal, then creating a flat pattern to see?

If you don't want to do it on the original, save a copy as a different name, then attempt it.

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BrianMartin

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Hi Vladimir...

This is definitely possible. There's a thread on here from about 4 months back where we did something very similar. I'll look for the thread and see if I can post a link.

Thanks!

-Brian

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Vladimir_G

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Hello, Kris, Brian.

Thank you very much for your help!

At last I managed to do it.

Kris, you were right. I made a small change in the model so to get a linear edge in it, then I converted this model from a solid part to a sheet metal part (that is an interesting fact, because I initially made this part in a sheet metal module). When I were creating a flat pattern I chose this linear edge to fix it. The result is perfect. That is exactly what I want.

Kind regards, Vladimir.