Splitting/unfolding a tube

I am trying to make a cut line pattern for some stainless steel tubing.

I probably should have started out with sheet metal folded into a circle, but instead I extruded my tubes, then cut-swept one from the other. It worked great, except now I want to slice down one side of a tube, then flatten it out. I hope to print it out, or at least get measurements that I can transfer to the actual tube for my cut line.

Any suggestions?

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Brian K. Michalk
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yup well do your slice and pick an outer straight edge and hit the insert bend icon to create a sheetmetal part, flatten and there it is in all its squashed glory. make a drawing using named view - pick flat pattern from the list

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neil

Make sure you do a "cut revolve" this will ensure your sucess in unfolding this

Ben

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Ben

Amazing. Works just like you said.

Wish I had used something like this years ago.

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Brian K. Michalk

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