Convert Shell To Sheet Metal

This command acted as a shell command and removed the front face that was not included in any of the edge selections.

Convert shell to sheet metal.

Pick the a face that will be fixed plane of the flattened sheet. Select the edge to rip as shown. Rule 1 you must have a consistent thickness. Shell the block to 1mm so the part is of uniform thickness.

Convert to sheet metal zip file size. Here we have a solid body that i would like to convert into a sheet metal box then get the flat pattern to make it. If you don t have the sheet metal tab open right click in the area where the 1 arrow points then click sheet metal. The original solid part is now a sheet metal part with sheet metal parameters complete with flat pattern.

I hope this help giov. You now have standard sheet metal features and associated sketches even if some are missing their names bug. Finally go to feature flat pattern. The software automatically selects the edges on which rips are applied.

If an edge already has a fillet applied the radius of the fillet is used as the bend radius for the new sheet metal part. In faces to remove select the faces as shown. Click convert to sheet metal 3. Which means regardless where the model geometry originates you can convert it to sheet metal add sheet metal features and generate the flat pattern.

Autodesk inventor allows for converting models to sheet metal. Let s start with the rules of sheet metal. And here is the converted shell metal. The convert process is complete.

To bend the part rip the block between the edges of the tabs by clicking rip or insert sheet metal rip.