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Cannot create flat pattern

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Message 1 of 10
rroell
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Cannot create flat pattern

I created a seemingly simple contour flange, and cut away a 890" radius.  However, when I try to create the flat pattern, it gives me the message:

 

  440-006.ipt: Errors occurred during update
     440-006.ipt (Flat Pattern): Errors occurred during update
       Definition1: Could not build this FlatPattern
         The attempted operation did not produce a meaningful result. Try with different inputs.

 

Could anyone please take a look at this and see if I am missing something simple? 

 

Thanks!

-ben

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Message 2 of 10
SeanFarr
in reply to: rroell

I suppressed your extrusion and a flat pattern was created with no issues,

You have to make that extrusion/cut differently. Inventor doesn't like that extrusion

 

Goodf Luck!

 

Sean

Sean Farr
Product Designer at TESInc.ca

Inventor Professional 2014-Update 2 - AutoCAD Electrical 2014
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Message 3 of 10
JDMather
in reply to: rroell

What version of Inventor are you using?

Have you installed all Service Packs and Hotfixes?

 

You actually have a problem earlier in your feature tree (drag the EOF above Flange12 and then back down).

I would model your part quite differently, but since I have later release you would not be able to open my file.


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Message 4 of 10
SeanFarr
in reply to: rroell

I got this to work, might not be the best way,

I created a sketch bottom of the sheet metal piece, project your circle from sketch 2, projected the flat pattern from the sheet metal piece, finished the sketch loop and then cut..

 

Flat pattern was generated

 

See attached

 

Thanks

 

Sean

Sean Farr
Product Designer at TESInc.ca

Inventor Professional 2014-Update 2 - AutoCAD Electrical 2014
Win7-x64 | ASUS P8Z77-V | i7 3770 -3.4 GHz | 32GB RAM |
240GB SSD | nVidia GTX 670 4GB - 320.49
Message 5 of 10
jletcher
in reply to: rroell

Try this hope you have 2012 Inventor if not I will explain what to do..

 

This is a prime example why Inventor needs normal cut...

Message 6 of 10
rroell
in reply to: SeanFarr

Guys,

 

Thank you so much for your help!  It seems that Inventor just did not like that extrusion (just as Sean mentioned.)

 

JD,

 

I am using 2013, and have installed all of the service packs, etc.  I will double check to make sure I haven't missed one.

 

Thanks again for your help.

 

-Ben

Message 7 of 10
jletcher
in reply to: rroell

Are you sure you are on 2013 because I opened the part and I only have 2012...

Message 8 of 10
SeanFarr
in reply to: rroell

Credit goes to Mr. Letcher, he showed me a few posts ago, about projecting the flat pattern onto a sketch in order to cut across a bend of a sheet metal part and generate a flat pattern afterwards.

 

project-flat-pattern.png

 

Inventor is picky when it comes to adding features that include those bends.

After looking at his part he uploaded, looks like we had the same idea when adding the cut to that part.

 

Thanks

 

Sean

Sean Farr
Product Designer at TESInc.ca

Inventor Professional 2014-Update 2 - AutoCAD Electrical 2014
Win7-x64 | ASUS P8Z77-V | i7 3770 -3.4 GHz | 32GB RAM |
240GB SSD | nVidia GTX 670 4GB - 320.49
Message 9 of 10
rroell
in reply to: jletcher

Oops, you are correct!  I did draw this one in 2012.  (My laptop is running 2012, and PC is 2013)

Message 10 of 10
jletcher
in reply to: SeanFarr

Thanks Sean don't see that here much...

 

  You get Kudos for that.. Smiley Very Happy

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