Introduction
Welcome
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Using the exercise files
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1. Preparing to Create Your Parts
Creating sheet metal defaults in Inventor
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Options for calculating flat patterns
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2. Creating Sheet Metal Features
Starting with a face
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Adding flanges to your part
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Saving steps using a contour flange
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Exploring the options of the contour roll
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Cleaning up the edges with a hem
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Using the Bend feature to bring it all together
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How to reuse existing data with a fold operation
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Creating transitions with a lofted flange
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3. Tools that Modify Parts
Making cuts in parts
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Using the corner seam to improve parts
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Working with the Punch tool
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Opening parts with the Rip tool
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Using specialized fasteners for sheet metal in an assembly
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Applying corner treatments
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Leveraging Unfold and Refold
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Productivity improvements using pattern tools
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4. Documenting Your Design
Creating and editing a flat pattern
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Inserting a flat pattern into a drawing
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Special annotations for sheet metal
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Adding a bend table to a drawing
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Exporting the flat pattern for production
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Ex_Files_Sheet_Metal_Inventor.zip
(11.2 MB)