And you will notice you can select different values from “Properties” (In Orange), here is where you select the type of extent you want. Then make sure you select “Sheet metal properties” from “Type” (In Red). Select the text Icon and place the text where you would like. Select the Text icon from the Annotate tab.
To add the extents as Text do as follows: Depending on whether you add the extents as text or in the parts list will depend on if you need to use the part file or assembly file in the IDW. Once that is complete you can save and take the part or assembly into an IDW. Add the expression “=” for the length and press enter and notice how the column/s are populated. Then click on the length to edit the expression for the length and you will notice a value will populate the width column/s. Then click on width and enter an expression at the top as follows, type in “=” for the width. Notice how the Width and Length columns have been added to the Bill of Materials Naming one Width and one Length as such and setting the data type to text. Once in your Bill of Materials create two new custom iproperty columns. So once your sheet metal part/parts are in an assembly open the Bill of Materials. Note: the extents will ONLY work if you have already created a flat pattern! So before you’re save your sheet metal part/s make sure to create the flat pattern. The Part will just require that the Flat Pattern has been created to be able to generate the extents.įist we need a sheet metal part, so for this example I’m just going to use a simple box I created. Please note that this can be extremely helpful if your assembly has a large number of sheet metal components, as this method will get the extents for all components.Īlso note that if you want the extents for just a single part then there is no need to create an assembly.
Autodesk inventor 2015 sheet metal how to#
In this post I will take you through how to add sheet metal extents (the length and width of a piece of sheet metal required to make the component) to your bill of materials, which you can then use in your IDW by either adding it to your parts list or by just adding it as text. Autodesk Inventor 2015: Accessing Sheet Metal Extents information in IDW and BOM
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