Is there anyway to take a circular part and stretch it flat?

I am working on designing a sliding part that is flat that would have teeth to be moved by a worm (boss just loves worms.) I have a gear that works in an additional part with the worm that has been designed. I just can't get a linear design that works. So I was wondering if solid works has a way turning a circular object into linear.



Taking a different approach of just copying each tooth and drawing it in manually. Thanks to everybody who answered.

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