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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Flat Pattern</b> lets you create a solid or wireframe flat representation of a 3D sheet metal part. You can include annotations for bending, punching, or cutting manufacturing instructions. Included are facilities for automatic bend region annotations, and options for the line color, layer, and font used for the various line types (outline, bend centerline, bend tangents, and so on). You can then export the flat pattern through a translator to a cutting tool for the manufacture of the part.
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      <p class="para_topic">Note: The recommended translator for exporting flat patterns to tools is <b class="uiTerm">2D Exchange</b>. Choose <b class="uiTerm">File</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Export</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">2D Exchange</b>.
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