Inventor Sheet Metal Flat Pattern

In the browser right click the icon for the flat pattern and then click save copy as.

Inventor sheet metal flat pattern.

If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option. Start with an existing flat pattern. Usually we find the problems come when people are using more sophisticated techniques such as deriving master models into sheet metal parts or importing parts from other cad systems. Export sheet metal flat pattern parts of an assembly to dxf in one go.

Click the face that defines the up or punch direction. In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file. I noticed that we have a of of support calls around flat pattern of sheet metal parts in autodesk inventor. 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.

See the article at https w. The flat pattern is created and displays. At first glance the inventor flat pattern tool is a simple one click create flat pattern. In this workflow the sheet metal part opens in a new window with the flat pattern active.

A browser entry is created. In the browser double click the folded model node to return to the folded model state or. Optionally create a flat pattern. Click place views tab create panel base.

Conversion of a sheet metal part to a standard part automatically deletes the sheet metal flat pattern. However there is much more going on. The a side is defined and a browser entry is created when you create the flat pattern. Although you cannot create a sheet metal part using inventor lt you can generate and document a sheet metal flat pattern.

A flat pattern node is created in the browser. If you create your models solely with the tools found in the autodesk inventor sheet metal environment you shouldn t have any issues. When you open a sheet metal part the sheet metal tab on the ribbon provides access to the command to create a flat pattern. Export flat pattern to dxf export to dxf.

In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view. With a sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tabflat pattern panel define a side. On the ribbon click flat pattern tab folded part panel go to folded part. Save and close to return to the assembly.

It is also a topic that comes up on the forums quite frequently. In save as type specify sat dwg or dxf file type. Browse to the folder where you want to save the part and in file name enter a name.