Autodesk Inventor Sheet Metal Thickness

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Autodesk inventor sheet metal thickness.

If you uncheck this option in the sheet metal defaults the option to use another parameter is enabled and the list parameters option appears on the right of the thickness field. Inventor technical support spe. Check at the bottom of this post for the video version of this blog or just keep on reading for the text version. To assign body thickness do one of the following.

In this inventor 101 video we ll take you through all of the sheet metal design basics you ll need to know to get started with this type of material. To create a sheet metal part to fit a specific set of conditions construct a series of surfaces stitch them together later and then thicken them. Manually override the use thickness from rule option. Autodesk inventor now has integrated sheet metal tools that make it easier to design with sheet metal.

If you design small objects this material is often thin. This is a better option. Inventor is delivered. Autodesk inventor professional 2019.

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. Changing sheet metal thickness. The thickness parameter updates the part thickness when you change the sheet metal rule or when you override the thickness manually in the sheet metal defaults dialog box. Expand the solid bodies folder in the browser.

The autodesk inventor software provides functionality that simplifies the creation editing and documentation of digital prototypes of sheet metal components a sheet metal part is often thought of as a part fabricated from a sheet of uniformly thick material. Right click a body and select edit sheet metal rule in the context menu. How the corner relief on a flat blank of aluminum of a given thickness differs from the corner relief for stainless steel of a different thickness is determined by the options and values defined.