Convert To Sheet Metal Inventor

The convert to sheet metal command lets you specify the thickness bends and rips necessary to convert a solid part to a sheet metal part.

Convert to sheet metal inventor.

Rule 4 although inventor now supports sharp. Well there s no magic bullet inventor tool that will auto convert a solid part to a sheet part and add all the bends in for you. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. Convert to sheet metal convert to sheet metal allows the user to quickly convert parts into sheet metal models from there a flat pattern can be automatically created.

Total project time approximately 20 minutes. To embed this screencast choose a size. Create the solid part. One method that is often suggested is to use the shell tool and then apply bends and corner seams to the edges.

Then copy and paste the embed code into your own web page. Convert parts to sheet metal parts if a regular part created in autodesk inventor is of a consistent thickness you can convert it to a sheet metal part. Before you begin download the step by step guide pdf. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part.

This is a useful tool if the initial part has been created using standard part modeling features such as extrudes and lofts. Rule 3 you cannot have one continuous face there must be some type of gap. The same is true for parts imported from other systems. Rule 2 your sheet metal thickness parameter must match the thickness of the model.

Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal.