topic Re: flat pattern in Inventor Forum

flat pattern

lkirit2000 — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 23:59:57 GMT

Please see the attached image, I need to make a flat pattern.

But it didn't capture whole face.

Then I made a half view ( cut by a plate at the center of thickness ).

How to do that?

Regards

Re: flat pattern

cadman777 — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 02:50:01 GMT

Please post the image...

Re: flat pattern

lkirit2000 — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 05:35:36 GMT

Chris, please see the attached.

Thanks

Re: flat pattern

JDMather — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 07:31:15 GMT

Did you Attach the correct file?

This is not a sheet metal part?

Re: flat pattern

lkirit2000 — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:43:49 GMT

I created it in part environment. This is not a flat sheet.

Thanks

Re: flat pattern

robertast — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:50:09 GMT

This is what you want to straighten if your detail is already straight ...

Re: flat pattern

JDMather — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 12:08:57 GMT

Hand sketch or photograph of real world part(s).

Re: flat pattern

mcgyvr — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 15:04:34 GMT

@lkirit2000 wrote:

Hi

Chris, please see the attached.

Thanks

@lkirit2000 Please look at the file you attached.. It is NOT a part that could be flattened.. Its some rectangular extrusion with a small cylinder extrusion out one side. It looks like you may have posted the wrong file.

If not you will need to be MUCH clearer about what you expect to happen with that file.

Re: flat pattern

JDMather — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 15:19:46 GMT

Using default name Part1 is a very dangerous practice as you will eventually accidently overwrite some very important file. (And of course, makes identification impossible unless you have one and only one Part1.)

Re: flat pattern

lkirit2000 — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:04:14 GMT

I need to create a dxf file for laser cut the part. I couldn't create in one step.

Rgds

Re: flat pattern

robertast — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 05:09:48 GMT

@lkirit2000

Improve my knowledge, wondering how a laser can cut such a round part?

Re: flat pattern

JDMather — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:58:38 GMT

@lkirit2000 wrote:

I need to create a dxf file for laser cut the part. I couldn't create in one step.

I didn't see this problem description in your original post?

First thing I notice is that, once again, you sketches are not fully defined.

Do you have any interest (after 3 yrs of using Inventor) to learn how to fully define sketches?

Re: flat pattern

cadman777 — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 21:15:58 GMT

Here's some very good tutorials for Inventor:

https://www.trainingtutorial.com

Cheers ...

Re: flat pattern

lkirit2000 — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 22:26:00 GMT

Hi JDMather,

When I try with Save copy As, I couldn't get the Autocad Dxf Option.

I can see Autocad DWG file. How to bring AutoCAD DXF option ?

Rgds

Re: flat pattern

JDMather — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 22:42:19 GMT

We will have to start from the beginning - are you ready to do that?