Export Sheet Metal View Inventor 2018

Use export face as to export all loops on a single planar face.

Export sheet metal view inventor 2018. Right click the flat pattern icon in the browser. Posted on december 9 2018 march 9 2019 by clint brown i ve written a bit of ilogic code that will export out a dxf file from a sheet metal model. Users reported that while trying to flatten a complex fin from the below assembly. Use the browser context menu to export a flat pattern of a sheet metal model.

Flat pattern fails to work. Export sheet metal flat pattern parts of an assembly to dxf in one go. 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. You must already have a flat pattern of your part created.

With a single model face or flat pattern selected you can use export face as from the context menu to export to several different file formats. Export the face to obj mesh file open the mesh file in mesh mixer and unwrap it. Save the result and open it in inventor extrude the profile created via unwrapped face and flat pattern is generated. It is necessary to convert the folded.

In part 22 of the autodesk inventor 101. You enter the values for these details and then the software applies them as you design. Choose save copy as. The command is available within the part sheet metal or assembly not available in inventor lt environments.

For manufacturing purposes details like bend radii and relief sizes are usually the same throughout the part. The flat pattern view is useful for fabrication and is the only view that supports sheet metal annotations. A sheet metal part starts out as a flat piece of metal with a consistent thickness. In this tutorial video we will learn sketch sh.

The basics series we ll take a look at how to use the basic functionality of the sheet metal environment in autodes. When you create a drawing view for a sheet metal. You can export the face loops to either dxf or dwg file format.