Autodesk Inventor Sheet Metal Styles

In legacy sheet metal styles material style and thickness values were predefined and controlled by the selection of a given sheet metal style.

Autodesk inventor sheet metal styles.

Last part i designed i defined several styles hoping. Sheet metal styles include gage or sheet thickness as well as definitions for bends corners alternative flat pattern representations and unfolding preferences. The style is exported in a special styxml file which is then imported into another autodesk inventor document. Welcome to autodesk s inventor forums.

Each time i start a new sheet metal part i have to specify a new style. I am new cad inventor and this group. Autodesk inventor provides three. I appreciate any help.

Does anyone know where i can get sheet metal styles such as diamond pattern or durbar pattern. You can use import and export to copy styles between documents. Sheet metal styles unfold rules. Share your knowledge ask questions and explore popular inventor topics.

The unfold rule defines how your sheet metal model unfolds as in what is the amount of correction to account for the deformation of the material. Each style library is a collection of xml files one for each style type. No active link can be made to an exported style. In r2010 this convention is still utilized allowing sheet metal rules to drive the definition of material styles and thickness values as well as the sheet metal unfold rules.

Back return to the previously edited style. When bending metal the material deforms both elongating on the outside and going into compression on the inside of the bend. Select an existing sheet metal rule to display its option settings. Some guidelines to keep in mind when importing and exporting styles.

Im happy to use decal patterns but. Style libraries are a common source of styles for all documents in a design project. Sharing styles by importing and exporting is different from using a style library to share styles. Click the expand collapse to the left of the sheet metal rule entry in the left hand portion of the style and standard editor dialog box to display the list of existing rules.

Sheet metal styles include gage or sheet thickness as well as definitions for bends corners alternative flat pattern representations. Autodesk inventor provides a style library that contains a set of common materials colors and lighting for parts and assemblies as well as common drafting standards such as ansi iso and din for drawings.