Inventor Sheet Metal Bend

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Inventor sheet metal bend.

Add a double bend to a sheet metal face. Select a model edge on each sheet metal face. When you select bend table as the unfolding method in the sheet metal styles dialog box the following values apply. In fold location click one of the following to specify whether the line defines the centerline start or end of the bend.

Specifies the sketch line that is the start or end of the bend. When creating drawing views of sheet metal models you can select the folded model or the flat pattern. Showing results for search instead for did you mean. Auto suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.

When creating views of flat patterns take note of the options to include the bend extents and punch centers. Howdy all looking a little help on this sheet metal part. Specifies the sketch line as the centerline of the bend. Enter a bend radius if it is different from the default for the part.

Inventor sheet metal drawings. Click the down arrow to select measure show dimensions or list parameters to enter a different value. I left a sketch open so you can see the area i want to work with aprox. I am looking to take this boxed sketch area and bend it down 15 using the inner edge dimensioned 75mm from the part edge.

Conversely you can convert sheet metal part to a standard part. Specifying a part as sheet metal displays the sheet metal tab and adds sheet metal specific parameters to the parameters list. Click the bend line to use for the fold. Start of bend or end of bend or.

On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold. You can use the built in tutorials inside inventor or a quick peek on youtube but i am sure you will find it very easy to use. Centerline of bend. This means your sheet can contain views of both the model and its flat pattern.

In the sheet metal styles box if the thickness parameter is different from this value the analyzer uses t1 tolerance to determine if the parameter is valid. Inventor forum sheet metal bend allowance. Specifies thickness in decimal units. Doing so closes the sheet metal tab and restores the standard part modeling commands and environment.

On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel bend.