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aluminum to stainless steel. A change of material often requires changes to the attributes that define bends and corners. Such changes often require changes to shop floor machinery and set-ups used to fabricate the parts. Like other parts created within Autodesk Inventor, sheet metal parts begin with a base feature. The base feature of a sheet metal part is often a single face of some shape to which other features (often flanges) are added. A complex design could use a contour flange or contour roll as the initial base feature. Some parts could utilize a lofted flange as the initial feature. Unlike regular parts, sheet metal parts are always created from a uniformly thick sheet that is flat. This sheet is formed into the final part using various fabrication techniques. In the sheet metal environment, you can create a folded model and unfold it into a flat pattern. The flat pattern is typically used to detail the fabrication. The sheet metal commands you use to work with flat patterns can provide critical fabrication information. If a regular part created in Autodesk Inventor is of a consistent thickness, you can convert it to a sheet metal part. The same is true for parts imported from other systems. For more information Location Help topics Search: "Sheet Metal Defaults" "Templates for sheet metal parts" Tutorial Build sheet metal parts Skill Builders Parts: Sheet Metal Punch iFeatures - part 1 Sheet Metal Punch iFeatures - part 2 12 | Chapter 2 Create Digital Prototypes

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aluminum to stainless steel. A change of material often requires changes to
the attributes that define bends and corners. Such changes often require
changes to shop floor machinery and set-ups used to fabricate the parts.
Like other parts created within Autodesk Inventor, sheet metal parts begin
with a base feature. The base feature of a sheet metal part is often a single face
of some shape to which other features (often flanges) are added. A complex
design could use a contour flange or contour roll as the initial base feature.
Some parts could utilize a lofted flange as the initial feature.
Unlike regular parts, sheet metal parts are always created from a uniformly
thick sheet that is flat. This sheet is formed into the final part using various
fabrication techniques. In the sheet metal environment, you can create a
folded model and unfold it into a flat pattern. The flat pattern is typically
used to detail the fabrication. The sheet metal commands you use to work
with flat patterns can provide critical fabrication information.
If a regular part created in Autodesk Inventor is of a consistent thickness, you
can convert it to a sheet metal part. The same is true for parts imported from
other systems.
Location
For more information
Search:
“
Sheet Metal Defaults
”
Help topics
“
Templates for sheet metal parts
”
Build sheet metal parts
Tutorial
Parts:
Sheet Metal Punch iFeatures - part 1
Skill Builders
Sheet Metal Punch iFeatures - part 2
12
| Chapter 2
Create Digital Prototypes