Inventor Sheet Metal Bend

This means your sheet can contain views of both the model and its flat pattern.

Inventor sheet metal bend.

When creating views of flat patterns take note of the options to include the bend extents and punch centers. In fold location click one of the following to specify whether the line defines the centerline start or end of the bend. Showing results for search instead for did you mean. Inventor provides a set of tools specific to creating inventor sheet metal drawings.

I am looking to take this boxed sketch area and bend it down 15 using the inner edge dimensioned 75mm from the part edge. Howdy all looking a little help on this sheet metal part. Conversely you can convert sheet metal part to a standard part. Click the bend line to use for the fold.

I left a sketch open so you can see the area i want to work with aprox. The bend tool does not need any special training you simply sketch a line click bend on the ribbon click model tab modify panel bend part and it will ask you a radius and angle simple. Specifies thickness in decimal units. Doing so closes the sheet metal tab and restores the standard part modeling commands and environment.

When you select bend table as the unfolding method in the sheet metal styles dialog box the following values apply. Auto suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel bend. Specifies the sketch line that is the start or end of the bend.

On the ribbon click sheet metal tab create panel fold. Inventor forum sheet metal bend allowance. When creating drawing views of sheet metal models you can select the folded model or the flat pattern. Select a model edge on each sheet metal face.

Centerline of bend. Inventor sheet metal drawings. Start of bend or end of bend or. Specifies the sketch line as the centerline of the bend.

Enter a bend radius if it is different from the default for the part. I realize this will likely result. You can use the built in tutorials inside inventor or a quick peek on youtube but i am sure you will find it very easy to use. Add a double bend to a sheet metal face.

Specifying a part as sheet metal displays the sheet metal tab and adds sheet metal specific parameters to the parameters list.