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Sheet metal unfolding

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Pentamet
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Sheet metal unfolding

Hello,


For some reason I cannot unfold sheet metal product on attached file. Where have I made a mistake? I used extruding, also sheet metal thickness from rule has been set to 2mm. Rest are default values. 

 

BR,

Marko

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SBix26
in reply to: Pentamet

Your Sketch1 is not constrained and dimensioned.  If you edit the sketch and look in the lower right corner, you will see "48 dimensions needed".  A properly constrained sketch will report "Fully Constrained".  So, you will need to get some training (see Help for tutorials, search here for JDMather's basic skills documents).

 

Modeling tips: as JDMather often writes to new Inventor users "You're doing way too much work.  Get lazy."  I would use the Contour Flange tool to avoid so much sketching and constraining, and I would model half of this, then mirror.  See the attached for one way to accomplish this.

Sam B
Inventor 2012 Certified Professional

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Pentamet
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Thank You Sam!

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