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    Default flat panel patterns

    Hi folks,
    I need to make a pattern for a radiused tapered desk front. If you were to cut the top off a cone and then cut that in quarters, that would be the shape. I can construct it in 3d but how do I "flatten" it so we can cut sheet goods?
    Using acad 2008.

    thanks

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    Default Re: flat panel patterns

    Use SolidWorks, or get an add-on / vertical for AutoCAD.

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    ... or for a "few" dollars less, you could note that a cone flattens to a pie-wedge, with the central angle proportional to the angle of the cone. A flat "cone" is a circle, a 45-degree cone is a semi-circle, ...

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