Inventor Sheet Metal Rules

With sheet metal commands you can unfold features and work on a model in a flattened state and then refold the features.

Inventor sheet metal rules. Lists all materials in the active library. Within the autodesk inventor design environment a sheet metal part can be displayed as a folded model or a flat pattern. Total project time approximately 20 minutes. When the filter in the style and standard editor is set to.

Design a sheet metal bracket in this project we ll design a bracket using the sheet metal environment inside inventor for an inkjet printer while in context of the larger assembly. Local the list contains all sheet metal rules within the local file. These values are typically expressed in terms of the thickness parameter but may be declared to. To create a sheet metal rule copy the supplied default rule or an existing rule and make and save changes to the selections and values on all three tabs.

When the filter in the style and standard editor is set to. Linear approximation aka kfactor. Optionally select a bend relief shape that differs from the shape shown in the copied rule. The unfold rule defines how your sheet metal model unfolds as in what is the amount of correction to account for the deformation of the material.

Autodesk inventor provides three options within the sheet metal styles to define the correction. Style parameters describe sheet metal part characteristics and how the parts are manufactured. Create sheet metal parts you create sheet metal parts from a template file. Click manage tab styles and standards panel styles editor to open the style and standard editor dialog box.

Local the list contains all. 10 gage stainless steel or 16 gage anodized aluminum captures these parameters and applies them by default when you create a new sheet metal part. A named sheet metal rule for example. Optionally alter the bend.

Optionally alter the bend relief parameter values. Define sheet metal bend rules. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab setup panel sheet metal defaults. Create and name a new sheet metal rule.