A-Side Definition Command Added to the Flat Pattern Panel This appears to enforces the ability for a 1.0 unit tall object to pass through the cut.
The catch here is that Inventor projects to the inside of the bend (opposite of the sketch) and then cuts outward. The sketch plane angle is 45° In the Flat Pattern, this feature measures 1.343 units tall. The Cut Normal projects the sketch to the bent sheet face, and then cuts perpendicular through the sheet. The Cut Across Bend is applied directly to the unbent sheet and then bent it measures 1.0 units tall in the Flat Pattern. Each sketched rectangle is 1.0 units tall. In the image above you can see the difference between Cut Normal on right and Cut Across Bend on the left. This option projects selected profiles onto the sheet surface and then cuts perpendicular thereto. The Cut Normal option is added to the Cut dialog. Windowing the sketch will remove the default selection and pick any point as well as sketch geometry endpoints that are within the window. The interface waits for the user after selecting the defaults. Inventor’s default behavior is to apply the punch to any points within a visible 2D sketch. Window selection of Multiple Points to Place a Punch Areas where manufacturers need the ability to press or punch a shape after forming will have to wait a little longer for that functionality. This feature is helpful when you need to make punches at a location in the flat sheet before fabrication, but not after.
This becomes evident when viewing the flat pattern and find the punch geometry shape laid out across the bend there. Inventor appears to accomplish this by applying the punch to the flat pattern in the background. This is a bit misleading, as the punches are really wrapped around the bend.
#Autodesk inventor 2015 viewer series#
Following up with our recent “ What’s New in Inventor 2015” and “ Free Your Forms” posts, we continue our deep dive series with some detail on the Sheet Metal enhancements. Autodesk Inventor 2015 received a lot of important attention. Autodesk did a bang up good job on the enhancements to its manufacturing product line.