Shark doesn't (yet, anyway) have the ability to flatten or unfold a part to create a flat pattern. Unless you are actually fabbing the part yourself, I would just pass on the model in a format the fab can handle and let them deal with it.

Another route would be to forward the model to someone who has Solidworks, Pro/e or some other package that does have sheetmetal functionality, and let them create the flat pattern using your bend data.

tom

Hi
Yes the bend tool will bend parts but does not flatten them.

You talked about set back and bend allowance.

Bend allowance is easily determined by construction if you know where you want the neutral axis of bend to be. Forty four % of the material thickness, measure from the inside of the bend, has been use in the aircraft industry for eons. But depending on the material and the method used to bend the part other values have been used. A test part can always help determine the correct percentage.

I was able to open your model second bend in VC6 and flatten the part using simple construction methods. The first thing I created were the neutral axis lines shown as dashed lines (I used 44%). By using menu > verify > length I got the arc lengths of both bends (bend allowance). The rest was simple. It took less than 30 minutes to construct. You really don™t need a set back chart if know were you want the neutral axis.

Regards - Robert Chubb