Inventor Sheet Metal Box

If i design from a flat sheet the piece has a cross shape with little 45 degree cuts at the corners of the cross arms so that when y.

Inventor sheet metal box.

Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal. The measured thickness is displayed in the thickness value box. I need to model this part in sheet metal in inventor. Share and vote on ideas for future product releases.

Simple sheet metal trailer box. In the corner seam dialog box you can. Tub rectangular through sheet metal autodesk inventor tutorial with caption and audio narration. I use the software regularly but could use a quick walk through on how to do this tricky part since it slopes two ways.

Kelly young inventor technical support spe. The flange to be folded from the sheet metal box with 30 mm wide with standard radii. The box is an idea and to be sheet metal 1 5 mm thick and of 600x600x500mm high. This pick allows inventor to measure the material thickness for you.

Let s start with the rules of sheet metal. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner seam. When you convert a part to sheet metal you are now prompted to select a base face. Click ok to accept the measured thickness value.

Autodesk inventor professional 2018. Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. If you re anything like me you ve probably used the sheet metal face command thousands of times to create simple extrusions to start your sheet metal parts.

And while there s nothing wrong with using the command that way you may be missing out on half of that commands full potential to create more complex designs faster and with fewer features. After you select a face the sheet metal defaults dialog box appears. Products and versions covered. This box has a bottom four sides and folded over to the inside flanges along the four edges.

The trickiness is that if this part were a box the floor is not parallel with what would be the top in either the x or y axis. Select a model edge on each of two adjacent sheet metal faces.