Export Sheet Metal View Inventor 2018

Use the browser context menu to export a flat pattern of a sheet metal model.

Export sheet metal view inventor 2018.

You must already have a flat pattern of your part created. Use export face as to export all loops on a single planar face. 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. View original x.

The flat pattern command is disabled in a multi body part file. 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. Use a flat pattern which is the shape of the sheet metal part before it is formed to create drawings for manufacturing.

It also creates an. Users reported that while trying to flatten a complex fin from the below assembly. When you create a drawing view for a sheet metal. Flat pattern fails to work.

Save the result and open it in inventor extrude the profile created via unwrapped face and flat pattern is generated. Export the face to obj mesh file open the mesh file in mesh mixer and unwrap it. The command is available within the part sheet metal or assembly not available in inventor lt environments. 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.

See complete table of contents in product view english original x. You can export the face loops to either dxf or dwg file format. 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. Besides just exporting the flat patterns the application will also insert part number material thickness and quantity properties for each flat pattern dxf file or include it in the file name.

In part 22 of the autodesk inventor 101. The flat pattern view is useful for fabrication and is the only view that supports sheet metal annotations.