Inventor Sheet Metal Tools

For example when you create a flange the bend is added automatically.

Inventor sheet metal tools.

For manufacturing purposes details like bend radii and relief sizes are usually the same throughout the part. Create sheet metal punch ifeature on the ribbon click manage tab author panel extract ifeature. First step activate the sheet metal environment. To include or exclude all sketch points that touch or are within the area selection box window select left to right.

I was looking for a 30mm fillet along the 4 straight edges underneath to the top section as well as so. Autodesk inventor now has integrated sheet metal tools that make it easier to design with sheet metal. You enter the values for these details and then the software applies them as you design. You can incorporate sheet metal punch ifeatures into your sheet metal part models.

Use auto select to select points in a single sketch. Hi i have 2 questions 1. This actually does more than just activate a set of tools it automatically creates a set of parameters the ones required for the sheet metal magic to happen. It is necessary to convert the folded.

On the extract ifeature dialog box select sheet metal punch ifeature as the ifeature type. On the model or in the browser select one or more features to extract. On the inv 2019 part attached how would you create this part using sheet metal tools. Sheet metal punch tools are ifeatures with extra attributes that cut simple or complex hole shapes in a face of your part including across a bend.

On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel punch tool. The punched shape must be a solid feature. I ve tried multiple ways of placing fillets on the part but could not get to work. Punch tools can partially penetrate the face of your model and leave an embossed indentation or both cut and deform in a single operation.

The sheet metal face must have a sketch with one or more unconsumed center marks. To include or exclude all sketch points that are within the area selection box window select. However punch tools can define alternative sketch representations that you can display when you view the sheet metal part as a flat pattern. Converting models to sheet metal with autodesk inventor.

Exploring the inventor tools for developing sheet metal parts model geometry courtesy of sybex a division of j. Select a sketch point individually.