Thickness Sheet Metal Inventor

Sheet metal thickness is denoted by gauge sometimes spelled gage which indicates a standard thickness before processing.

Thickness sheet metal inventor. Autodesk inventor professional 2019. You can also attach this kind of information to already constructed imported models. Before you begin download the step by step guide pdf. You can also select a material type unfolding rule and sheet thickness that is different from the value specified in the sheet metal rule.

Tfi is now doing full professional inventor training courses on pluralsight. 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. In this video jonathan landeros shows you how to use the new automatic thickness detection in autodesk inventor 2016. Use the sheet metal defaults dialog box to change the options and parameters defined by the selected sheet metal rule for the active sheet metal part.

Processing may include polishing or the applying of protective plastics which will decrease or increase a sheet s thickness respectively. Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern. You use the sheet metal defaults dialog box to select a sheet metal rule. Additional tips available at http ke.

Kelly young inventor technical support spe. Total project time approximately 20 minutes. When importing the software automatically detects sheet metal thickness to ensure that correct unfolding is guaranteed even in the event of model inaccuracies. Products and versions covered.

Access the style and standard. The process starts out with a. Check at the bottom of this post for the video version of this blog or just keep on reading for the text version. Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal.

Changing sheet metal thickness. In short when converting a model to sheet metal inventor 2016 automatically detects the material thickness versus the measure and copy method of previous inventor versions. Click here for a gauge to mm conversion chart. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness.

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