Inventor Sheet Metal Box

If you re anything like me you ve probably used the sheet metal face command thousands of times to create simple extrusions to start your sheet metal parts.

Inventor sheet metal box.

I want to use inventor to make a real sheet metal box. In the corner seam dialog box you can. Simple sheet metal trailer box. Let s start with the rules of sheet metal.

After you select a face the sheet metal defaults dialog box appears. The box is an idea and to be sheet metal 1 5 mm thick and of 600x600x500mm high. Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern. Click ok to accept the measured thickness value.

The measured thickness is displayed in the thickness value box. Select a model edge on each of two adjacent sheet metal faces. On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel corner seam. Products and versions covered.

Kelly young inventor technical support spe. The trickiness is that if this part were a box the floor is not parallel with what would be the top in either the x or y axis. When you convert a part to sheet metal you are now prompted to select a base face. Autodesk inventor professional 2018.

If i design from a flat sheet the piece has a cross shape with little 45 degree cuts at the corners of the cross arms so that when y. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. This pick allows inventor to measure the material thickness for you. This box has a bottom four sides and folded over to the inside flanges along the four edges.

Use the face edge distance measurement method instead of the defaulted maximum gap distance method. And while there s nothing wrong with using the command that way you may be missing out on half of that commands full potential to create more complex designs faster and with fewer features. Accept the default seam type or select another of the three seam types. Tub rectangular through sheet metal autodesk inventor tutorial with caption and audio narration.

The flange to be folded from the sheet metal box with 30 mm wide with standard radii. Share and vote on ideas for future product releases.