topic Re: Adding flange to cylinder in sheet metal design using Inventor 2017 in Inventor Forum

Enabling Dynamic Input in Inventor 2017

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:37:57 GMT

It appears that Dynamic input in my inventor 2017 software is not enabled. It is not visible when I draw a line etc. How can I confirm that it is enabled, and if it is disabled, how can I enable it?

Re: Enabling Dynamic Input in Inventor 2017

LeoAlatorre — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:54:13 GMT

Hi!

You can eneable it in the app options, general tab, prompting interaction section

Re: Enabling Dynamic Input in Inventor 2017

johnsonshiue — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 01:03:58 GMT

Hi! I think you are looking for "Enable Heads-Up Display" option. Go to Tools -> Application Options -> Sketch.

Many thanks!

Re: Adding flange to cylinder in sheet metal design using Inventor 2017

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 22:56:33 GMT

I've recently drawn a cylinder with a jog and overlap in sheet metal design using Inventor 1017. The cylinder dimensions are 2"dia., by 4-3/4" length. The material thickness is 22 Ga. The jog is Thickness*1.1, and the overlap is 1/2". I made 8 ea triangle cut patterns 3/4" long around the perimeter of one end. My intent is to bend or fold the tabs created from the cut patterns outward to create a flange. I haven't been able to figure out how to draw a sketched bend line on the surface of the cylinder and to bend or fold the tabs outward.

Re: Adding flange to cylinder in sheet metal design using Inventor 2017

SBix26 — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 10:33:00 GMT

@Anonymous this appears to be a completely different problem that you accidentally added on to the end of this thread. Start a new post about this issue, and be sure to include the file, if possible, or at least a screen capture.

Sam B

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Re: Enabling Dynamic Input in Inventor 2017

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 19:35:49 GMT

I have enabled the radio button under Tools..Application Options..Head-up display, as well as both the radio buttons under heads up display settings for pointer input and dimension input where possible. I still get no dynamic input displayed ...very frustrating is there anywhere else that this may be turned off somehow?