Inventor 2020’s new Unwrap command allow you to flatten nearly any shape into a flat surface that can be saved or exported in different formats.

This is a great stride forward, and will allow sheet metal users to unwrap trickier geometry where material deformation is taking place. It may also help people design things like sneakers, or other apparel that may not have used Inventor previously, to design awesome new products.

The animated GIF below shows the new unwrap tool in action, with the result being exported to DXF and opened in AutoCAD