Besides just exporting the flat patterns the application will also insert part number material thickness and quantity properties for each flat pattern dxf file or include it in the file name.
Inventor sheet metal export flat part.
The autodesk inventor software provides functionality that simplifies the creation editing and documentation of digital prototypes of sheet metal components a sheet metal part is often thought of as a part fabricated from a sheet of uniformly thick material.
Export a flat pattern of a sheet metal model to sat dwg or dxf file types.
In the browser right click the icon for the flat pattern and then click save copy as.
Click the face that defines the up or punch direction.
Use the browser context menu to export a flat pattern of a sheet metal model.
A browser entry is created.
With a sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tabflat pattern panel define a side.
Export sheet metal flat pattern parts of an assembly to dxf in one go.
The code checks whether a flat pattern exists in the part if one is present it goes to the flat pattern exports the dxf to the predetermined file location and then returns the part back to it s folded state.
Optionally create a flat pattern.
With a single body sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tab flat pattern panel click create flat pattern.
Choose save copy as.
By clint brown i ve written a bit of ilogic code that will export out a dxf file from a sheet metal model.
Start with an existing flat pattern.
Browse to the folder where you want to save the part and in file name enter a name.
The a side specifies the up direction of the part.
If you design small objects this material is often thin.
Create a flat pattern from a sheet metal model.
With inventor export face as is available while working on the flat pattern of a sheet metal part to export the entire flat pattern when the creation of a polyline is required.
However in autodesk inventor you can utilize the sheet metal commands on any.
In the sheet metal environment export face as is available for both the flat pattern and the folded part.
Before you create the flat pattern you can define the a side or select a face to unfold from.
Edge marks scribes and notch circle geometry can also be added as part of post processing.
A selected face unfolds the part using the selected face as the base face.
