Sketch Driven Sheet Metal Part 2017

Let s have a look at what this does.

Sketch driven sheet metal part 2017.

To open this dialog box. The sketch driven pattern command quickly generates features or bodies in complex arrangements defined in a 2d or 3d sketch. In the below example we have a sheet metal part with a cut out in the back. Under selections do the following.

If the selected feature has geometrically dependent features they are automatically selected but you can delete them using the extract ifeature dialog box. Click either centroid to use the centroid of the seed feature or selected point to use another point as the reference point. Expanded defer options. The fixed face is the one that remains in the same position when unsuppressing the flat pattern.

This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal. All sheet metal parts have a fixed face. Sheet metal parts can have sketches in the folded and the flat pattern states fig. New workflow options and controls were added to the sheet metal environment in inventor 2017.

This can be either the centroid or a selected point. Click sketch driven pattern features toolbar or insert pattern mirror sketch driven pattern. Things to be aware of when using the sketch driven pattern tool. Sheet metal punch tools are ifeatures with additional attribution.

New controls permit you to share part properties and part names in addition to the model. If necessary use the flyout featuremanager design tree to select a reference sketch to use as the pattern. Click view hide show sketches. S 1 blechhalter sheet metal bracket inventor 2017 sheet metal training duration.

1 sketches created in the folded state can have an equivalent transformed sketch in the flat pattern state. For more information about solid. In the featuremanager design tree expand flat pattern and flat pattern n right click bend lines and click show. When using the sketch driven pattern tool you are given the option to choose a reference point to pattern about.

To extract all the features in a part select the base. Use the extract ifeature command to extract and save a sketched feature or a sketch in a catalog for future use. With a part assembly or drawing open click tools options document properties sheet metal.