Inventor Sheet Metal Export Flat Part

Create a flat pattern from a sheet metal model.

Inventor sheet metal export flat part.

Use the browser context menu to export a flat pattern of a sheet metal model. Export sheet metal flat pattern parts of an assembly to dxf in one go. Optionally create a flat pattern. Choose save copy as.

Before you create the flat pattern you can define the a side or select a face to unfold from. By clint brown i ve written a bit of ilogic code that will export out a dxf file from a sheet metal model. Right click the flat pattern icon in the browser. In the sheet metal environment export face as is available for both the flat pattern and the folded part.

The autodesk inventor software provides functionality that simplifies the creation editing and documentation of digital prototypes of sheet metal components a sheet metal part is often thought of as a part fabricated from a sheet of uniformly thick material. A selected face unfolds the part using the selected face as the base face. You must already have a flat pattern of your part created. Export a flat pattern of a sheet metal model to sat dwg or dxf file types.

The a side specifies the up direction of the part. Browse to the folder where you want to save the part and in file name enter a name. The a side is defined and a browser entry is created when you create the flat pattern. In the browser right click the icon for the flat pattern and then click save copy as.

Edge marks scribes and notch circle geometry can also be added as part of post processing. If you design small objects this material is often thin. With a single body sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tab flat pattern panel click create flat pattern. 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.

A browser entry is created. However in autodesk inventor you can utilize the sheet metal commands on any. With a sheet metal part open on the ribbon click sheet metal tabflat pattern panel define a side. Start with an existing flat pattern.