Inventor Sheet Metal Export Flat Part

In the browser right click the icon for the flat pattern and then click save copy as.

Inventor sheet metal export flat part.

Export sheet metal flat pattern parts of an assembly to dxf in one go. Click the face that defines the up or punch direction. A browser entry is created. Optionally create a flat pattern.

Edge marks scribes and notch circle geometry can also be added as part of post processing. Choose save copy as. In the sheet metal environment export face as is available for both the flat pattern and the folded part. Create a flat pattern from a sheet metal model.

With a single body sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tab flat pattern panel click create flat pattern. A selected face unfolds the part using the selected face as the base face. Start with an existing flat pattern. However in autodesk inventor you can utilize the sheet metal commands on any.

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 s folded state. You must already have a flat pattern of your part created. Right click the flat pattern icon in the browser. The a side specifies the up direction of the part.

With inventor export face as is available while working on the flat pattern of a sheet metal part to export the entire flat pattern when the creation of a polyline is required. 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. The a side is defined and a browser entry is created when you create the flat pattern. If you design small objects this material is often thin.

Browse to the folder where you want to save the part and in file name enter a name. Use the browser context menu to export a flat pattern of a sheet metal model. With a sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tabflat pattern panel define a side. By clint brown i ve written a bit of ilogic code that will export out a dxf file from a sheet metal model.