The command is available within the part sheet metal or assembly not available in inventor lt environments.
Export sheet metal view inventor 2018.
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Use the browser context menu to export a flat pattern of a sheet metal model.
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It is necessary to convert the folded.
You can create a folded model view and a flat pattern view for a sheet metal part or ipart the flat pattern option is available only if a flat pattern exists in the source file the following practices apply for sheet metal iparts.
Flat patterns show bend lines bend zones punch locations and the shape of the entire part with all bends flattened and bend factors considered.
You must already have a flat pattern of your part created.
The flat pattern view is useful for fabrication and is the only view that supports sheet metal annotations.
For manufacturing purposes details like bend radii and relief sizes are usually the same throughout the part.
For example when you create a flange the bend is added automatically.
When you create a drawing view for a sheet metal.
With a single model face or flat pattern selected you can use export face as from the context menu to export to several different file formats.
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Use a flat pattern which is the shape of the sheet metal part before it is formed to create drawings for manufacturing.
The flat pattern command is disabled in a multi body part file.
The basics series we ll take a look at how to use the basic functionality of the sheet metal environment in autodes.
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Use export face as to export all loops on a single planar face.
Export sheet metal flat pattern parts of an assembly to dxf in one go.
The code checks whether a flat pattern exists in the part if one is present it goes to the flat pattern exports the dxf to the predetermined file location and then returns the part back to it.
You can export the face loops to either dxf or dwg file format.
A sheet metal part starts out as a flat piece of metal with a consistent thickness.