Hi Guys n Gals,
I'm new to Inventor 2015 and have been trying to learn it since June this year. I'm doing ok but got a bit stumped when trying to produce a model (see attached jpeg). The method I used was to start with a solid block, then shape it to the correct size and the shell it and finally cut the apertures out. This was fine until I wanted to convert it to sheet metal and cut it into separate parts for laser cutting.
I.e. The top was one solid piece which consisted of a square base with triangular sections on the sides to be folded. This was repeated for the base. The two seperate parts were to be connected with struts forming a lantern.
Can anyone tell me how I should go about modelling this? Keep in mind that I possibly need to change the overal sizes via the parameters table if the client changes their mind and also I need to get it laser cut from dxf files.
Cheers in advance,
V
