Export Sheet Metal View Inventor 2018

Flat patterns show bend lines bend zones punch locations and the shape of the entire part with all bends flattened and bend factors considered.

Export sheet metal view inventor 2018.

In part 22 of the autodesk inventor 101. The flat pattern command is disabled in a multi body part file. 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. See complete table of contents in product view english original x.

You enter the values for these details and then the software applies them as you design. The basics series we ll take a look at how to use the basic functionality of the sheet metal environment in autodes. Share and vote on ideas for future product releases. Export sheet metal flat pattern parts of an assembly to dxf in one go.

View original x. For manufacturing purposes details like bend radii and relief sizes are usually the same throughout the part. Use a flat pattern which is the shape of the sheet metal part before it is formed to create drawings for manufacturing. The command is available within the part sheet metal or assembly not available in inventor lt environments.

For example when you create a flange the bend is added automatically. It is necessary to convert the folded. When you create a drawing view for a sheet metal. 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.

You must already have a flat pattern of your part created. The flat pattern view is useful for fabrication and is the only view that supports sheet metal annotations. You can create a folded model view and a flat pattern view for a sheet metal part or ipart the flat pattern option is available only if a flat pattern exists in the source file the following practices apply for sheet metal iparts. You can export the face loops to either dxf or dwg file format.

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