Inventor Sheet Metal Flat Pattern

In the browser double click the folded model node to return to the folded model state or.

Inventor sheet metal flat pattern.

Click the face that defines the up or punch direction. The a side is defined and a browser entry is created when you create the flat pattern. Although you cannot create a sheet metal part using inventor lt you can generate and document a sheet metal flat pattern. I noticed that we have a of of support calls around flat pattern of sheet metal parts in autodesk inventor.

If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option. On the ribbon click flat pattern tab folded part panel go to folded part. With a sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tabflat pattern panel define a side. See the article at https w.

In the browser right click the icon for the flat pattern and then click save copy as. At first glance the inventor flat pattern tool is a simple one click create flat pattern. In this workflow the sheet metal part opens in a new window with the flat pattern active. In save as type specify sat dwg or dxf file type.

It is also a topic that comes up on the forums quite frequently. The flat pattern is created and displays. Besides just exporting the flat patterns the application will also insert part number material thickness and quantity properties for each flat pattern dxf file or include it in the file name. When you open a sheet metal part the sheet metal tab on the ribbon provides access to the command to create a flat pattern.

Click place views tab create panel base. Save and close to return to the assembly. Start with an existing flat pattern. Export flat pattern to dxf export to dxf.

However there is much more going on. With a single body sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tab flat pattern panel click create flat pattern. A browser entry is created. Export a flat pattern of a sheet metal model to sat dwg or dxf file types.

In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view. A flat pattern node is created in the browser. Conversion of a sheet metal part to a standard part automatically deletes the sheet metal flat pattern. Optionally create a flat pattern.

In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file. Export sheet metal flat pattern parts of an assembly to dxf in one go. Usually we find the problems come when people are using more sophisticated techniques such as deriving master models into sheet metal parts or importing parts from other cad systems.