Click view hide show sketches.
Sketch driven sheet metal part 2017.
New controls permit you to share part properties and part names in addition to the model.
New workflow options and controls were added to the sheet metal environment in inventor 2017.
Click either centroid to use the centroid of the seed feature or selected point to use another point as the reference point.
Things to be aware of when using the sketch driven pattern tool.
If the selected feature has geometrically dependent features they are automatically selected but you can delete them using the extract ifeature dialog box.
Expanded defer options.
When using the sketch driven pattern tool you are given the option to choose a reference point to pattern about.
Sheet metal punch tools are ifeatures with additional attribution.
For more information about solid.
If necessary use the flyout featuremanager design tree to select a reference sketch to use as the pattern.
This video shows the difference between creating a sheet metal part from scratch and converting a solid part to sheet metal.
The sketch driven pattern command quickly generates features or bodies in complex arrangements defined in a 2d or 3d sketch.
Under selections do the following.
The fixed face is the one that remains in the same position when unsuppressing the flat pattern.
Use the extract ifeature command to extract and save a sketched feature or a sketch in a catalog for future use.
To show bend lines in flat patterns do one of the following.
S 1 blechhalter sheet metal bracket inventor 2017 sheet metal training duration.
Sheet metal parts can have sketches in the folded and the flat pattern states fig.
With a part assembly or drawing open click tools options document properties sheet metal.
1 sketches created in the folded state can have an equivalent transformed sketch in the flat pattern state.
In the below example we have a sheet metal part with a cut out in the back.
Let s have a look at what this does.
In the featuremanager design tree expand flat pattern and flat pattern n right click bend lines and click show.
To open this dialog box.
Click sketch driven pattern features toolbar or insert pattern mirror sketch driven pattern.
All sheet metal parts have a fixed face.
This can be either the centroid or a selected point.