Convert Shell To Sheet Metal

Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal.

Convert shell to sheet metal.

Click on the convert to sheet metal icon in the sheet metal command manager. The convert to sheet metal command lets you specify the thickness bends and rips necessary to convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. Convert to sheet metal. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness.

Click convert to sheet metal sheet metal toolbar or insert sheet metal convert to sheet metal. Convert the part to sheet metal by clicking insert bends or insert sheet metal bends. Convert to sheet metal is a valuable command when importing models from other cad systems neutral file formats or something created in nx using traditional modelling techniques. The conversion allows the user to work with the model using downstream sheet metal features.

The feature manager shows the imported part. To convert a solid part to a sheet metal part. To bend the part rip the block between the edges of the tabs by clicking rip or insert sheet metal rip. Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern.

Select the edge to rip as shown. In faces to remove select the faces as shown. Convert to sheet metal from solid shell hudson888 mechanical 1 oct 09 08 53 often times you may not like what the convert to sheet metal function suggests in terms of how it rips the edges. Let s start with the rules of sheet metal.

Then used shell command then convert to sheet metal then split because it can t all be cut from one sheet then add edge flange around the top perimeter of the box but it needs a miter on the corners so i. I want to end up with 4 pieces with a mitered top edge pointing to the inside of the box. Open part operations convert to sheetmetal driving surface select any face to define driving surface for sheetmetal part ok. Create the solid part.

Shell the block to 1mm so the part is of uniform thickness.