To save autodesk inventor files to other formats.
Exporting inventor sheet metal for printing on paper.
You will learn how to create a pattern with unequal spacing.
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.
Cut out a piece of sheet metal using a pair of tin snips.
Use measuring tape and a straightedge to measure and mark the sheet metal.
Cut the sheet metal so it s the same size as you want the print to be.
Although paper was originally made in single sheets by hand almost all is now made on large machines.
Map sheet sizes to various print paper sizes on different printers.
Every once in a while the export of sheet metal flat patterns comes up and how best to export the flat pattern.
It also creates an.
Before export of part and assembly files click manage tab update panel rebuild all to ensure updated data and integrity.
Reorient an imported model.
Export flat pattern to dxf export to dxf.
Export sheet metal flat pattern parts of an assembly to dxf in one go.
Start with an existing flat pattern.
But printing to dwg makes inventor to crash.
This is by the most useful free i use for inventor.
In the browser right click the icon for the flat pattern and then click save copy as.
I m using inventor 2015 on windows 7 win64.
Any kind of sheet metal will work including aluminum brass and copper.
One often overlooked method is to save the settings in an ini file.
This class will cover several workflows that answer the most common questions that inventor software users have about parts sheet metal parts and drawings.
Suppress the chain of links of a derived part.
You can export autodesk inventor parts drawings assemblies and presentations in many formats.
One way i really like is directly exporting from the part file primarily because it gives you several options to adjust how your file is exported.
Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically and or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood rags grasses or other vegetable sources in water draining the water through fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distributed on the surface followed by pressing and drying.
Export a flat pattern of a sheet metal model to sat dwg or dxf file types.
In save as type specify sat dwg or dxf file type.
Select save as save copy as.
Thanks for the great work.
Click the arrow next to the save as type box and then select the appropriate file type from the list.
Replace a linked parameters microsoft excel sheet.
Then cut along the lines you marked with the tin snips.
