First step activate the sheet metal environment.
Convert step to sheet metal inventor.
Select keep body if you want to keep the solid body to use in another convert to sheet metal feature.
This video shows how to use an imported step file in autodesk inventor as the basis for a sheet metal flat pattern.
Select a face as the fixed face for the sheet metal part.
What we need to achieve.
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Set the sheet thickness and default bend radius.
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1 create a part with only 1 solid body flat pattern requirement 2 convert imported solids into inventor objects 3 set the sheet metal thickness to match the part steps.
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This actually does more than just activate a set of tools it automatically creates a set of parameters the ones required for the sheet metal magic to happen.
Converting models to sheet metal with autodesk inventor.
When cleared the body is consumed by the convert to sheet metal feature.
Under sheet metal parameters.
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After converting to a sheet metal part can you convert the the sheet metal file back to the regular part underneath the sheet metal defaults command there is a drop down menu that allow you to access the convert to standard part command.
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