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
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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.
I found a little bit of time to show:
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!
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
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