Autodesk Inventor Sheet Metal Punch Tool

The dialog box shows a preview of the selected punch shape.

Autodesk inventor sheet metal punch tool.

Attachments louver ipt 0 17 mb louver ide 0. You can later use the punch tool in another model. In this video lesson i will create a sheet metal punch file. You can incorporate sheet metal punch ifeatures into your sheet metal part models.

On the ribbon click sheet metal tab modify panel punch tool. If the selected feature has geometrically dependent features they are automatically selected but you can delete them using the extract ifeature dialog box. In the default punch catalog or another catalog location save the sheet metal punch ifeature with a unique name. To make a louver you have to be carefully with using sketch planes.

If necessary specify a punch id and specify a custom punch depth. Click open to select the punch shape. Prikaz izdelave malo bolj kompleksne oblike preboja punch tool za uporabo na pločevinastih delih. Use the extract ifeature command to extract and save a sketched feature or a sketch in a catalog for future use.

In the punch tool directory dialog box browse to a folder containing punch shapes and click a punch shape. The punch tool directory dialog box closes and the punch tool dialog box opens. Often times in sheet metal design you ll need to integrate certain cutouts or punch designs into a variety of components. Procedure for creating a bit more complex punch tool in autodesk inventor.

Punch tools can partially penetrate the face of your model and leave an embossed indentation or both cut and deform in a single operation. Punch tools can partially penetrate the face of your model and leave an embossed indentation or both cut and deform in a single operation. Sheet metal punch tools are ifeatures with additional attributes that cut simple or complex hole shapes in a face of your part including across a bend. To extract all the features in a part select the base.

You can incorporate sheet metal punch ifeatures into your sheet metal part models. Autodesk inventor 2013 sheet metal. Perhaps a cutout for a particular connector or plug. If necessary specify an alternative sketch to represent the punched feature when the sheet metal part displays as a flat pattern.

Sheet metal punch tools are ifeatures with extra attributes that cut simple or complex hole shapes in a face of your part including across a bend.