Inventor Sheet Metal Drawing Flat Pattern

I noticed that we have a of of support calls around flat pattern of sheet metal parts in autodesk inventor.

Inventor sheet metal drawing flat pattern.

In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file. When you open a sheet metal part the sheet metal tab on the ribbon provides access to the command to create a flat pattern. Click the face that defines the up or punch direction. This means your sheet can contain views of both the model and its flat pattern.

When creating views of flat patterns take note of the options to include the bend extents and punch centers. How you configure the flat pattern may impact how it appears in the drawing. A look into creating drawings of inventor sheetmetal components and flatpatterns. In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view.

Click place views tab create panel base. If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option. If you create your models solely with the tools found in the autodesk inventor sheet metal environment you shouldn t have any issues. In the sheet metal view area select flat pattern view.

When creating drawing views of sheet metal models you can select the folded model or the flat pattern. A browser entry is created. Optionally create a flat pattern. If appropriate select or clear the selection of the recover punch center option.

Set other options in the drawing view dialog. Set other options in the drawing view dialog and then click in the drawing to place the view. With a sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tab flat pattern panel define a side. Take a look at don t misjudge the flat pattern for more information on flat pattern management.

In the drawing view dialog box select a sheet metal component as file. It is also a topic that comes up on the forums quite frequently. 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.