Bending a Part

[rcobbjr]

I want to bend the protractor (ruler) around the cylindrical part. Can I do this? Does the protractor (ruler) have to be converted to a sheet metal part before I can use the BEND tool? See attachment.

[BLHDrafting]

You can apply BEND to the ruler part. It'sjust easier to do as a SheetMetal part using the Contour Flange tool.

[Curtis_Waguespack · Accepted solution]

Hi rcobbjr,

Edit your ruler part and create a sketch at the middle of the part to define the bend, then use the Bend Part tool to specify a radius. Attached is a quick example part you can look at.

http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2012/Help/0073-Autodesk73/0308-Parts308/0353-Part_fea353/0...

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[rcobbjr]

Thank you for this post. This solved the problem.