Sketch Driven Sheet Metal Part 2017

This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal.

Sketch driven sheet metal part 2017. If the selected feature has geometrically dependent features they are automatically selected but you can delete them using the extract ifeature dialog box. Click either centroid to use the centroid of the seed feature or selected point to use another point as the reference point. New controls permit you to share part properties and part names in addition to the model. In the below example we have a sheet metal part with a cut out in the back.

For more information about solid. To show bend lines in flat patterns do one of the following. If necessary use the flyout featuremanager design tree to select a reference sketch to use as the pattern. To open this dialog box.

New workflow options and controls were added to the sheet metal environment in inventor 2017. Things to be aware of when using the sketch driven pattern tool. All sheet metal parts have a fixed face. 1 sketches created in the folded state can have an equivalent transformed sketch in the flat pattern state.

The fixed face is the one that remains in the same position when unsuppressing the flat pattern. Se videoen og få et indblik. With a part assembly or drawing open click tools options document properties sheet metal. To extract all the features in a part select the base.

Use the extract ifeature command to extract and save a sketched feature or a sketch in a catalog for future use. Under selections do the following. Expanded defer options. Sheet metal punch tools are ifeatures with additional attribution.

When using the sketch driven pattern tool you are given the option to choose a reference point to pattern about. Click view hide show sketches. This can be either the centroid or a selected point. Let s have a look at what this does.

Hvad funktion har featuren bend i inventor professional sheet metal. Sheet metal parts can have sketches in the folded and the flat pattern states fig. In the featuremanager design tree expand flat pattern and flat pattern n right click bend lines and click show.