Inventor Sheet Metal Bend

Specifies the sketch line that is the start or end of the bend.

Inventor sheet metal bend.

Specifying a part as sheet metal displays the sheet metal tab and adds sheet metal specific parameters to the parameters list. You can use the built in tutorials inside inventor or a quick peek on youtube but i am sure you will find it very easy to use. In fold location click one of the following to specify whether the line defines the centerline start or end of the bend. Inventor sheet metal drawings.

On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel bend. When creating drawing views of sheet metal models you can select the folded model or the flat pattern. This means your sheet can contain views of both the model and its flat pattern. Inventor forum sheet metal bend allowance.

How to fold sheet metal faces within autodesk inventor. Start of bend or end of bend or. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold. In the sheet metal styles box if the thickness parameter is different from this value the analyzer uses t1 tolerance to determine if the parameter is valid.

Specifies thickness in decimal units. Auto suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. The bend tool does not need any special training you simply sketch a line click bend on the ribbon click model tab modify panel bend part and it will ask you a radius and angle simple. Inventor provides a set of tools specific to creating inventor sheet metal drawings.

Conversely you can convert sheet metal part to a standard part. Specifies the sketch line as the centerline of the bend. When creating views of flat patterns take note of the options to include the bend extents and punch centers. Centerline of bend.

I am looking to take this boxed sketch area and bend it down 15 using the inner edge dimensioned 75mm from the part edge. Add a double bend to a sheet metal face. Click the bend line to use for the fold. I left a sketch open so you can see the area i want to work with aprox.

Click the down arrow to select measure show dimensions or list parameters to enter a different value. Enter a bend radius if it is different from the default for the part. Howdy all looking a little help on this sheet metal part. I realize this will likely result.

Select a model edge on each sheet metal face.