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Unread 07-02-2006, 15:54
Bob Holmstrom Bob Holmstrom is offline
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Re: flat sheet layout of helix?

Reply to Henry,

Inventor can "unroll" a tube that has been truncated at an angle into a flat drawing, so the limit does not appear to be just press brake operations. I was hoping that some knew how to flatten a helix because we have a CNC panel router that can make complicated curves as easily as simple ones.

Bob