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File name of sheet metal part's flat pattern produced by inventor goes different

Rishi-Bhardwaj — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 04:31:11 GMT

Dear Inventor Users,

I am facing a problem with inventor.

Here, I have attached a screenshot, to understand problem better.

I have created a (multibody) base part first and then by using make components, I have created separate-2 parts to get the flat pattern.

Till this point, everything is fine. But, now when, I am trying to produce flat pattern in dwg format. Save as name differs from the derived part name. It again works fine when; I am saving it as a dxf.

To get the desired result, I have to manually edit the name of dwg file, which is cumbersome and may leads to mistakes.

This type of Inventor's strange behavior is new to me.

I have also attached a 2nd screenshot here for reference.

If there is anything, please let me know.

Re: File name of sheet metal part's flat pattern produced by inventor goes different

王承之pmhker — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 08:24:19 GMT

I'm sorry I didn't understand you

Re: File name of sheet metal part's flat pattern produced by inventor goes different

A.Acheson — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 17:17:28 GMT

In 2020 Version I am not seeing this, it may be unique to 2023. Can someone else check this?

Re: File name of sheet metal part's flat pattern produced by inventor goes different

pcrawley — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 19:02:18 GMT

I might be missing a step, but I don't see the problem in 2023 using the following steps:

Make & save a part with two bodies in it.
Name the bodies PRP-16-A1-P3.3 and PRP-16-A1-P3.4
Make Components
Open PRP-16-A1-P3.3

Here's where I may have gone wrong:

Right click the flat face of PRP-16-A1-P3.3
Export Face As
The name field is blank (as I would expect)

I also tried:

Create Flat Pattern
Right Click the Flat Pattern in the browser
The name field is correct

(As a double-check, PRP-16-A1-P3.4 also worked correctly.)

Re: File name of sheet metal part's flat pattern produced by inventor goes different

Rishi-Bhardwaj — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 19:27:07 GMT

Change the save as file type from dxf to DWG.

And than, it creates a problem.

While working with dxf it works fine.

Re: File name of sheet metal part's flat pattern produced by inventor goes different

Rishi-Bhardwaj — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 19:31:16 GMT

Really sorry to you sir.
But, I am not a native English speaker.
That's why my English is not so good.

Re: File name of sheet metal part's flat pattern produced by inventor goes different

Rishi-Bhardwaj — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 19:29:13 GMT

But again thanks for your first reply and time.

Re: File name of sheet metal part's flat pattern produced by inventor goes different

Rishi-Bhardwaj — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 19:32:53 GMT

Thanks for your time sir...

Re: File name of sheet metal part's flat pattern produced by inventor goes different

pcrawley — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 19:35:46 GMT

Your English is significantly better than my Hindi!

Unfortunately, I still do not have a problem exporting to DWG either.

Which version of Inventor are you using?

Can you post a sample file that demonstrates the problem?

Re: File name of sheet metal part's flat pattern produced by inventor goes different

Rishi-Bhardwaj — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 19:40:07 GMT

I have inventor 2023.2
I will share files with you tomorrow morning.
Actually it's midnight in India.

Re: File name of sheet metal part's flat pattern produced by inventor goes different

Rishi-Bhardwaj — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 05:50:58 GMT

Sir, I have attached sample files here. Please have a look.

Can, I show my PC to you online if possible.

Then, I think we can better understand the problem.

Re: File name of sheet metal part's flat pattern produced by inventor goes different

pcrawley — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 02:09:53 GMT

Hi @Rishi-Bhardwaj - Sorry, I cannot make this fail.

It is possible the missing parent file (PRP16-A1-P3.ipt) causes the problem, but if I ignore it and open PRP16-A1-P3.3, then export from the Flat Pattern, the DWG file name is correct:

I tested the other two files (PRP16-A1-P3.1 and PRP16-A1-P3.2) and they also work as expected.