topic Re: How to make documentation of chimney? in Inventor Forum

How to make documentation of chimney?

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 06:49:54 GMT

I have to make model and drawing of chimney, as in the picture below.

Chimney will be made from rolled sheetmetals.

I know how to do in SolidWorks, but sheetmetal module in Inventor is for me unknown.

How to do in inventor to avoid mistakes and correction?

I have to make 3d model and drawing for welders and rollers.

Re: How to make documentation of chimney?

JDMather — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:35:53 GMT

What version of Inventor do you have?

Can you attach your attempt at the geometry here?

Re: How to make documentation of chimney?

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:28:06 GMT

I use Inventor 2016.

I can't attach any geometry because at this moment because of I don't know how to start.

Should I model one of sheet first and next put it into assembly file?

Or other way?

Re: How to make documentation of chimney?

JDMather — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:08:38 GMT

Since you don't know how to use Sheet Metal - start with a circle, extrude it, shell the cylinder and indicate the division heights (actually, from your image it appears to be 6 equal divisions - so that info is known).

Then attach your *.ipt file here.

Someone will then demonstrate how to do a multi-body sheet metal part (works essentially the same as in SolidWorks) and then "push out" the assembly of parts.

Re: How to make documentation of chimney?

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:52:15 GMT

OK, I did it as I did in solidworks...

Can You take look at this and tell me - is this good way?

How to made drawing with flat sheetmetal and welds details?

How to model/add missing part between big parts?

Re: How to make documentation of chimney?

JDMather — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:07:21 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

1. How to made drawing with flat sheetmetal and

2. welds details?

3. How to model/add missing part between big parts?

1. Creating a drawing of flat sheet is almost identical to SolidWorks method.

Place a view but when you place it you will get option for Folded or Flat Pattern, (just like SWx configurations).

2. Weldments are done in assembly, just like the real world (unlike SWx multi-body weldments). In your assembly file go to Environments>Weldments.

3. You should be able to get the arc length in simple sketch. You know the other two divisions - you only need what is left over.

Dimensioning arc length is a little different than SWx. Start the dimension tool, click the trimmed arc and right mouse button select Type > Arc Length (or something like that.

If you still have trouble post back and I will create screen capture images of 1,2 & 3.