To enhance coordinate control, in the Flat Pattern dialog box, an option is added to set a rotation angle. It projects a selected profile (sketch, and so on) onto the surface, and then cuts perpendicular to the faces that the projection intersects.Įnhanced orientation control in flat patternĪs in a folded model, you can now adjust the orientation of a flat pattern. In the Cut dialog box, the option Cut Normal is added. The width of the Bend Edit dialog for box for a lofted flange is increased to prevent cutoff of the property names that populate it. View entire property names in the Bend Edit dialog box When you create or edit an instance of a placed sheet metal punch iFeature, you can specify whether to apply a punch feature across a bend. You can cut simple or complex hole shapes in a face of your part, including across a bend, using sheet metal punch tools. The context menu for the marker includes commands such as Move EOF Marker, Move EOF to End, or Move EOF to Top.Īpply sheet metal punch features across bends You can also control this prompt behavior in Application Options, on the Prompts tab.įolded parts in the browser show EOF instead of EOPįor sheet metal parts, in the browser tree, the End Of Part (EOP) marker is changed to End of Folded or End of Flat (EOF). You can turn off the prompt so that you do not see it in the future. In both of these warning messages, you can click Prompts to view options that control when you want to see the prompt. Deleting the Flat Pattern in the sheet metal part also deletes all flat pattern views in associated drawings. When you convert a sheet metal part to a standard part, the following message displays:Ĭonversion of a sheet metal part to a standard part automatically deletes the sheet metal flat pattern.When you delete a flat pattern in a sheet metal part, the following message displays:ĭeleting the Flat Pattern in the sheet metal part also deletes all flat pattern views in associated drawings.See more accurate prompts for delete flat pattern and convert flat pattern If you select something in the set, you can remove it without holding down CTRL. Selection in Punch Tool behaves as though you are holding down the CTRL key. To remove some points in a selection set, or remove some points and add others, make subsequent selections either left to right or right to left.To include in a selection only items contained within an area selection box, window select left to right.To include in a selection all items that touch any part of the area selection box, window(cross) select right to left.The previous single select functionality is still available. If not selected, a closed volume that results from the stitch operation becomes a solid.A window cross select is available to select multiple points when placing a punch in a sheet metal part. Select Maintain as surface to maintain a closed volume as a surface. Click the analyze tab if you want to enable the display of edge conditions: Show edge conditions and show near tangent.ĥ.
Set the Maximum Tolerance allowable between free edges in the Maximum Tolerance box.Ĥ.
+ To select one or more individual surfaces, click them in the graphics window.ģ. + To select all surfaces at once, right-click and click Select All. In the graphics window, select the surface that you want to join.
In the stitch dialog, select surface is active. Click 3D model tab -> surface -> stitch icon.Ģ.
How to use inventor stitch surface command?ġ. Stitching surfaces that from a closed volume create a solid unless you elect to maintain as a surface. Surface edges to be joined must be the same size and adjacent to each other. In Autodesk inventor stitch surface command use to join surface together into a quilt or a solid.