SheetMetal UnattendedUnfold
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| Menu location |
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| SheetMetal → Unattended Unfold |
| Workbenches |
| SheetMetal |
| Default shortcut |
| U |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| SheetMetal Unfold |
Description
The 
Unattended Unfold command unfolds a sheet metal object.
This command is not available by default, see Notes.
If the parent body of a selected planar face has been subject to unfolding before, this command will skip the menu in the task panel. Otherwise it will show an error message asking for either "set a Manual K-factor" or "use a Material Definition Sheet".
With the first use of the 
Unfold command the parent body's label received a suffix (such as _material_0.5din) and after that it is ready to be used with this command.
Usage
- Select one planar face of a sheet metal part.
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the Unattended Unfold button.
- Select the Sheet Metal → Unattended Unfold option from the menu.
- Right-click in the Tree view or the 3D view and select the Sheet Metal → Unattended Unfold option from the context menu.
- Use the keyboard shortcut: U.
- Press the
- An Unfold object will be created.
- Optionally adjust the parameters in the Property editor.
Notes
To make this command available, first enable Engineering Mode in the preferences. Go to Edit → Preferences → SheetMetal → General Settings, and set Engineering UX Mode to Enabled. Changing this preference requires a restart of FreeCAD.
Properties
See also: Property editor.
A SheetMetal Unfold object is derived from a Part Feature object and inherits all its properties. It has no additional properties.
Limitations
See Unfold for limitations.