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3D model to plan drawing

steenH797P — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:19:48 GMT

Is it possible in Inventor 2019 to design a 3D model and subsequently have the model made into a floor plan I can use as a template and printed out

Re: 3D model to plan drawing

leowarren34 — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 23:26:25 GMT

Hi @steenH797P,

Look at the sheet metal environment.

Here's a square to round as a demo, start with a lofted flange, add a rip, then unfold.

You can then use that unfold in a drawing and print.

If you need a screencast I can do one later.

Re: 3D model to plan drawing

leowarren34 — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 23:44:35 GMT

I found a little bit of time to show:

Re: 3D model to plan drawing

johnsonshiue — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 00:10:03 GMT

Hi! Yes, this is doable in Sheet Metal environment. The image on the left shows the folded model, while the one on the right shows flat pattern. There are quite a few educational videos related to Inventor Sheet Metal. Google the terms "Autodesk Inventor Sheet Metal videos."

Many thanks!

Re: 3D model to plan drawing

SBix26 — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 00:58:25 GMT

As the others have said, a cone is easily made and a flat pattern generated in Inventor Sheet Metal. However there are a couple of things to watch out for. The model requires a rip (small gap) somewhere so that it can actually separate and lay flat. You can produce this using the sheet metal Rip tool, or simply model your cone as a rotation through 359.9°. The other thing is that the thickness of your part matters-- if you just want to produce a paper flat pattern, then set your "sheet metal" thickness to the paper thickness; if you're producing a thicker model, but need a paper pattern, then the sheet metal rule for the part needs its K-factor set to 1 instead of the default 0.44 (K-factor is the neutral surface of a bend, no stretching or compressing, expressed as a number between 0 and 1).

Hope this helps. If not, ask again and attach a part file of your attempt.

Sam B
Inventor Pro 2021.1 | Windows 10 Home 2004
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Re: 3D model to plan drawing

steenH797P — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 22:11:46 GMT