Autodesk Inventor Sheet Metal Flat Pattern

Sheet metal flat pattern hey guys.

Autodesk inventor sheet metal flat pattern.

The flat pattern is created and displays. Set other options in the drawing view dialog and then click in the drawing to place the view. In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file. In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file.

Add a named flat pattern orientation. With the flat pattern active in the browser right click the node for the flat pattern and then click edit flat pattern definition. Although you cannot create a sheet metal part using inventor lt you can generate and document a sheet metal flat pattern. In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view.

Then the sketch will be copied to flat pattern body. If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option. You can simply right click on the sketch in folded mode copy to flat pattern. Select the first sheet metal feature in the browsers right click and select edit feature.

The sketch has to be based on a face on the sheet metal folded model not on a workplane. The flat pattern updates automatically when you edit the 3d model. Conversion of a sheet metal part to a standard part automatically deletes the sheet metal flat pattern. When trying to create a sheet metal flat pattern a inventor tip comes up and when ok is select nothing happens for a sheet metal flat pattern.

Core i7 6820hq 16 gb ram quadro p3000 widnows 7 pro 64 bit solved. The part browser displays a flat pattern node and the flattened state of the model is displayed when this node is active. Autodesk inventor 2019 running on dell precision 7720 laptop. Is that what you are looking for.

To set the default sheet metal rule in the first feature. A flat pattern node is created in the browser. If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option. In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view.

In the browser double click the folded model node to return to the folded model state or. With a single body sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tab flat pattern panel click create flat pattern. I know this was already discussed before but i am still having issues with creating flat pattern. Create flat pattern calculates the material and layout required to flatten a 3d sheet metal model.

Default sheet metal rule changed or not used in first sheet metal feature. Set other options in the drawing view dialog and then click ok.