Twisting Sheet Metal

[BromanSillito]

I need to create the following sheet metal part in Inventor:

You can see that it has "legs" that need to be twisted to a certain location. Is there a way to do this in Inventor?

[JDMather]

What version of Inventor?  (Inventor files are not backward compatible.)

[Anonymous]

It's possible, and the way I'm showing is just one of the ways to do it. It all depends on exactly how you want to end up. I did this in Inventor 2015, but I didn't use any of your dimensions (FYI).

I've also attached a 3D PDF of it.

[BromanSillito]

This looks like it would work great for what I need. It's not perfect, but gets the job done. I'm using Inventor 2014 service pack 2. Is there any chance you could save it to that version?

[BromanSillito]

I was able to duplicate this part, but the problem is that the flat pattern doesn't turn out right. I would really like to be able to get an accurate flat pattern from the model as well.

[Anonymous]

I'm glad to see that you were able to reproduce the model. How is the flat pattern no correct? Can you attach the part file so that I (or someone else) can look at it and offer some assistance?

Thanks.

[BromanSillito · Accepted solution]

The reason the flat pattern didn't turn out right is that I have to have the holes in a specific location when bent (see dwg above). I couldn't get the holes in the right location without changing the bend angles, and when I did this the flat pattern was wrong. I ended up just using a loft to accomplish the twist and then on the flat pattern I cut the legs off and replaced them with flattened legs (since Inventor can't flatten lofts). Not the way I would have liked to do it, but it got the job done.

[Anonymous]

It would be nice to see the actual part file that you made. Perhaps someone could give some more insight if they could see what you've accomlished so far.