Inventor Sheet Metal Rules

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Inventor sheet metal rules.

Optionally select a bend relief shape that differs from the shape shown in the copied rule. When the filter in the style and standard editor is set to. Lists all materials in the active library. Local the list contains all.

Click manage tab styles and standards panel styles editor to open the style and standard editor dialog box. Within the autodesk inventor design environment a sheet metal part can be displayed as a folded model or a flat pattern. The unfold rule defines how your sheet metal model unfolds as in what is the amount of correction to account for the deformation of the material. 10 gage stainless steel or 16 gage anodized aluminum captures these parameters and applies them by default when you create a new sheet metal part.

Total project time approximately 20 minutes. Optionally alter the bend relief parameter values. Optional to change the default sheet metal rule material or unfolding rule for the active part select from the. Local the list contains all sheet metal rules within the local file.

When the filter in the style and standard editor is set to. Create and name a new sheet metal rule. Define sheet metal bend rules. Linear approximation aka kfactor.

Create sheet metal parts you create sheet metal parts from a template file. Style parameters describe sheet metal part characteristics and how the parts are manufactured. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab setup panel sheet metal defaults. Design a sheet metal bracket in this project we ll design a bracket using the sheet metal environment inside inventor for an inkjet printer while in context of the larger assembly.

All styles the list contains all sheet metal rules within the style library. Optionally alter the bend. With sheet metal commands you can unfold features and work on a model in a flattened state and then refold the features. These values are typically expressed in terms of the thickness parameter but may be declared to.